The Journalist's Resource

The Journalist's Resource
Type of site
Journalism, Academia
Available inEnglish
OwnerShorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School, Harvard University
Key peopleCarmen Nobel (Program Director and Editor-in-Chief)

Denise-Marie Ordway (Managing Editor)

Clark Merrefield (Senior Editor, Economics and Legal Systems

Naseem Miller (Senior Editor, Health)
URLjournalistsresource.org
CommercialNo
RegistrationNone
Launched2010; 14 years ago (2010)
Current statusActive

The Journalist's Resource is a website that aims to connect journalists with information about recently published academic studies. A project of the Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy at Harvard Kennedy School, the website features summaries of academic studies written in a journalistic, story-centered style.[1] It was launched in 2010, originally to make it easier for journalism professors to teach about reporting on academic studies, and was redesigned in 2011.[2][3] It is operated by faculty, staff, and graduate students through the Carnegie-Knight Initiative, a partnership between the Carnegie Corporation of New York and the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.[4]

The website has been recognized by the American Library Association for the quality of work made available on the site.[5]

  1. ^ Phelps, Andrew (21 November 2011). "From white paper to newspaper: Making academia more accessible to journalists". Nieman Lab. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
  2. ^ "The Growing Impact of Journalist's Resource". Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy. 1 September 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
  3. ^ Mirengoff, Emily (28 June 2011). "Journalist's Resource offers research and reference material for journalism schools". John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
  4. ^ Gavel, Doug (17 June 2013). "Connecting Journalists with Academic Research". News & Events. Harvard Kennedy School. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
  5. ^ "Best Free Reference Websites: The Fifteenth Annual List" (PDF). Reference and User Services Quarterly. 53 (1): 74. Fall 2013.