Below are links to external resources that may be of interest to the media professional, researcher or student. If you wish to recommend any such links, please contact us.
Media Organisations in Singapore
- Directory
- of local and foreign news media organisations in Singapore. This government-maintained site includes editors' contact information.
- Singapore Press Club
- provides a networking platform for those working in the media, public relations and media-related areas.
- Foreign Correspondents Association (Singapore)
- Magazine Publishers Assocation
- represents print magazine and online publishing industries.
Citizen Journalism and Pro-Am Media
- Nature
- Heritage
- National Service
- Social/political
- General/aggregators
Professional Ethics
- Statement of Shared Purpose
- a widely cited list of professional principles, by the Committee of Concerned Journalists in the US.
- Codes of Ethics
- compiled by the Project for Excellence in Journalism. Includes links to the ethics codes of the BBC, New York Times, US Society of Professional Journalists, Associated Press and other major organisations.
- UK Editors' Code of Practice
- framed by the newspaper and periodical industry and ratified by the Press Complaints Commission.
- Online Ethics for Journalists
- an evolving set of guidelines for professional journalists embracing the internet, including on user generated content. A project of the Poynter Institute in the US.
- Principles of Citizen Journalism
- by the US-based Center for Citizen Media.
- Communication for Development
- At the Heart of Change, on the role of communication in fulfilling the Millennium Development Goals and ending poverty. Published by the development communication NGO, Panos, commissioned by the UK Department for International Development.
- Citizens' Bill of Journalism Rights
- an effort to increase the media's accountability to the public.
- Eye on Ethics
- by the Asia Media Forum. Focuses on ethical issues facing journalism in Asia.
Government
- Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts
- Media Development Authority
- includes information on media policy and regulation.
Understanding journalism
Concise articles about the media, its effects and role in society.
International NGOs and industry groups
- Article 19
- probably the foremost research-cum-advocacy group focusing on freedom of expression. Basing its work on Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, it publishes research reports and position papers.
- Southeast Asian Press Alliance
- is a regional NGO working for press freedom.
- Freedom of Information
- a network of freedom of information advocates.
- World Bank Communication for Governance and Accountability
- a programme that supports media democracy as part of reform processes.
- International Federation of Journalists
- World Association of Newspapers
Other resources on the world's media
- Asian Communication Research Centre
- a blog with updates on new books and articles related to communication and information studies, operated out of NTU's Wee Kim Wee School.
- Asia Media News Daily
- from the UCLA Asia Institute.
- Asia Media Forum
- a network of journalists in Asia sharing news and views about the media.
- Global Journalist
- a magazine serving international journalists, run by the Missouri School of Journalism.
- Researching and Teaching Communication
- a European series of freely downloadable e-books focusing on media freedom, with an emphasis on alternative/grassroots media including citizen journalism.
- AMIC Alternative Media Portal.
- PR Watch
- US-based Center for Media and Democracy, a watchdog that exposes spin and propaganda.
- The Newspaper Industry
- a portal run by the International Newspaper Marketing Association.