Independence of Journalists

Committee to Protect Journalists. CPJ is an independent, nonprofit organization founded in 1981. CPG promotes press freedom worldwide by defending the rights of journalists to report news without fear of reprisal.

Reporters Without Borders. Reporters Without Borders works to defend press freedo including improvement to the safety of journalists world-wide, particularly in war zones.

Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting (FAIR). News and commentaries about the media.

The Hoot. Stories about "media and conflict" on a New Delhi-based website that contains many resources on journalism and the media.

Humanitarian News

AlertNet Reuters Foundation AlertNet news for the international disaster relief community. Also see AlertNet for Journalists.

Relief Web, a project of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) provided up to date information on natural disasters and complex emergencies.

News about ADR, Conflict Resolution

CRInfo. Google news feeds on key words compiled by CRInfo on a number of copies topics in conflict resolution and peacebuilding.

Conflict Reporting, Human Rights Reporting

There is a good deal of controversy about conflict reporting, including debate about the merits of "peace journalism." There is less debate about the virtue of "conflict sensitive journalism." For literature, see Peacemakers Trust's bibliography and resources on media, conflict and society. Below are some links to alternative sources of news.

Chatham House, London, UK. News Service.

CIVICUS News. Based in South Africa, CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation is an international alliance of civil society networks and organisations working to strengthen citizen action and civil society.

Common Ground News Service, a non-profit initiative of Search for Common Ground

Communidad Segura, serving those with a diverse range of interests in the field of human security.

Ekklesia, a UK thinktank, runs a syndicated news service for churches, journalists, organisations and charities. Also see Ekklesia's Peacenik initiataive which supports peace and justice work around the world. Money raised is used to promote alternatives to violence, violence reduction programmes and other peacemaking initiatives.

Human Rights Today. A divison of the World News Network, with links to various sources, including Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, Asian Human Rights Commission, the FIDH, ReliefWeb, Women's Human Rights Resources (Project Diana)and many others.

Human Security Gateway: Resources. Canadian Consortium on Human Security and Liu Institute for Global Issues, University of British Columbia. See the Conflict Monitors site which has reports about Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Institute for War and Peace Reporting. IWPR aims to strengthen local journalism in areas of conflict through training of reporters, facilitating dialogue and providing reliable information. IWPR "supports peace, democracy and development in societies undergoing crisis and change."

Institute for Historical Justice and Reconciliation, The Hague, Netherlands, "seeks to dispel public myths about historic legacies in societies divided by ethnic conflict."

IRINNews.org The Integrated Regional Information Networks (IRIN) is part of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). IRIN's attempts to strengthen universal access to timely, strategic and non-partisan information to increase capacity of the humanitarian community to understand, respond to and avert humanitarian emergencies. IRIN supports conflict resolution and reconciliation efforts by countering misinformation and propaganda.

International Crisis Group. See ICG's CrisisWatch and other reports.

International Justice Tribune. This e-journal was created in 2004. Published twice a month, it covers international criminal justice, investigative articles and interviews about world-wide efforts to try war criminals ranging from the International Criminal Court to domestic courts. IJT is the successor to Diplomatie Judiciaire whose reports are now in IJT's archives. Subscription required, but some headlines and leads are free.

Inter Press Service News Agency. IPS describes itself as "an independent voice from the South and for development, delving into globalisation for the stories underneath."

oneworld.net. OneWorld's news editorial policy is based on its belief in the importance of human rights and sustainable development. See their editorial standards concerning diversity of views, independence and transparency.

Peace Africa: Conflict. Operating from Capetown, Dakar, Laos, Monrovia, Nairobi and Washington DC, AllAfrica aggregates, produces and distributes news and information from African news organizations and its own reporters.

Peace and Collaborative Development Network. Blogs of people working in the field of peace and development.

Politics Watch. Information on Canadian politics including a daily review of political and national news, voter resources and information on political parties, leaders and other multimedia resources.

TRANSCEND Media Service is a medium for TRANSCEND members to present peace journalism-oriented views, news and analyses in written or video format.

UN News Centre. The official news site of the United Nations, with press releases, links to reports, daily news about what is happening at the UN.

World Radio Forum is "an international group of national, community, and internet radio producers and broadcasters who make radio for, with, and by children and youth. WRF members work in broadcasting, education, entertainment, development, and social change." See the list of Programs and Producers around the world.

News about Indigenous Peoples

Aboriginal Connections: News and Media, a directory of news sources concerning indigenous peoples in Canada.

Aboriginal Peoples TV Network, the first and only national Aboriginal broadcaster in the world, with programming by, for and about Aboriginal Peoples, to share with all Canadians as well as viewers around the world.

ABC News online: Indigenous, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's news about indigenous peoples.

Amnesty International: Indigenous Peoples, AI's news about indigenous peoples.

First Nations News, a national distribution service for First Nations news impacting Canadians.

First Perspective, published monthly by Taiga Communications Inc. at Brokenhead First Nation, Scanterbury, Manitoba, Canada. FP states that it is politically independent and is Aboriginal owned and operated.

NativeWeb. "Resources for Indigenous Cultures around the World."

Nunatsiaq News, published by Nortext Publishing Corporation, Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada.

Redwire Magazine, published by the Redwire Native Youth Media Society, a media and arts organization dedicated to Native youth expression, Vancouver, Canada.

Wawatay, produced by the Wawatay Native Communications Society, Sioux Lookout, Ontario, Canada.

Windspeaker, a Canadian national Aboriginal news source published by the Aboriginal Multi-Media Society. Includes news, sports, arts and entertainment, reviews and features about Aboriginal people. See also the AMMSA's publications focussed on various provinces in Canada.

Other Information Sources for Researchers and Journalists

Journalist Guides
Legal Information

Journalist Guides, including Sources of In-depth Conflict Analysis of Situations Around the World

A Journalist's Guide to the Internet, University of Maryland, School of Journalism.

Journalism Net (JNet). Julian Sher's research website designed for journalists includes links to news sources throughout the world. See J-Net's search engine for finding newspapers around the world.

International Reporter Resource Network. IRN was originally created to assist Norwegian journalists reporting on foreign countries.

Religion News Service®. Founded in 1934, this Washington DC-based secular news service that aims to provide unbiased news about authoritative source of news about religion, ethics, spirituality and moral issues. RNS provides coverage of all religions including Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Asian religions and private spirituality. RNS provides commentary from a diverse political and theological points of view.

United States Institute for Peace (USIP) Resources for Journalists. This page of the USIP lists specialists and other resources for journalists. The USIP has many other useful online publications and resources.

Legal Information: International and Domestic including Information on Elections

Bayefsky.com. This extremely valuable and easy-to-use site provides information on the UN system of human rights plus information about virtually every country's treaty signatures, ratifications, reservations, reports and other documents.

Courts of British Columbia: Reasons for Judgments Database. Decisions of Courts in British Columbia, including Court of Appeal, Supreme Court, Provincial Court.

Governments of Canada and other States and INGOs : treaties, legislation, Members of Parliament, reports.

Special Libraries Association News Division Internet Sites for Journalists. Includes links to election resources, e-mail Lists, expert Sources, news archives from around the world, newsgroups and other resources. This site is maintained by the Special Libraries Association (SLA), "a nonprofit global organization for innovative information professionals and their strategic partners."

Jurist Canada: Legal Education Network. JURIST Canada is hosted by the Bora Laskin Law Library at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law. It is the Canadian affiliate of JURIST: The Legal Education Network in Pittsburgh, USA which is an excellent source of information about laws and legal systems of many countries including resources on ADR.

World Legal Information Institute (World LII). Independent, non-profit access to legislation, case law and legal information from around the world. See also CanLii for Canadian legal information, AustLII for Australasian legal information, and the US based LII at Cornell.

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