Links

The links below are meant to refer visitors with additional sources of information on the various topics of media law that the Media Law Resource Center works on.  Please see the disclaimer regarding links at the bottom of this page.  To suggest a link, please contact us.

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Freedom of the Press:

• First Amendment Center
  • First Amendment Library
• Freedom Forum
• Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press
• Silha Center for the Study of Media Ethics and Law (University of Minnesota)
• Student Press Law Center

Freedom of Information:

• Coalition of Journalists for Open Government 
• Freedom of Information Center (University of Missouri-Columbia)
• National Freedom of Information Coalition

Cyberspace / Internet:

• Electronic Frontier Foundation
• Media Bloggers Association
• Online Publishers Association
• Online News Association

General Free Speech:

• American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression
• American Civil Liberties Union: Free Speech
• American Library Association: Office for Intellectual Freedom
• First Amendment Project
• Free Expression Network
• Free Expression Policy Project

Regional Free Press / Speech Organizations:

• Southern Newspaper Publishers Association
• California:
  • California Anti-SLAPP Project
  • California First Amendment Coalition
• Florida:
  • Brechner Center for Freedom of Information (University of Florida)
  • Florida Coalition Against Censorship
• Massachusetts:
  • Boston Coalition for Freedom of Expression

Communications Law Organizations:

• American Bar Association Forum on Communications Law
• Federal Communications Bar Association
• Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press
• Student Press Law Center

Media Industry Organizations:

• American Society of Newspaper Editors
• Associated Press Managing Editors
• Associated Press Photo Managers
• Associated Press Sports Editors
• Association of Alternative Newsweeklies
• Committee of Concerned Journalists
• Magazine Publishers of America
• National Association of Broadcasters
• National Cable and Telecommunications Association
• National Newspaper Association
• Newspaper Association of America
• The Newspaper Guild
• Organization of News Ombudsmen
• The Poynter Institute
• Project for Excellence in Journalism
• Radio-Television News Directors Association
• Society for News Design
• Society of Professional Journalists
• US Internet Industry Association

Academic Media Law Organizations:

• Center for Media and Communication Studies (Central European University, Hungary)
• Centre for Media and Communications Law (Melbourne Law School, Australia)
• Donald E. Biederman Entertainment & Media Law Institute (Southwestern Law School, California)
• Howard M. Squadron Program in Media Law & Society (Cardozo Law School, New York)
• Media Center at New York Law School
• Programme in Comparative Media Law & Policy (University of Oxford)
• Silha Center for the Study of Media Ethics and Law (University of Minnesota)
• Stanhope Centre for Communications Policy Research (London, U.K.)

International Free Press and Media Law Organizations:

• International:
  • Committee to Protect Journalists
  • Centre for Research Education & Development Of Freedom of Expression and Associated Rights
  • Freedom House
  • Index on Censorship
  • International Center for Journalists
  • International Federation of Journalists
  • International Freedom of Expression Exchange (IFEX)
  • International Journalists' Network
  • International Press Institute
  • Internews Network 
  • Privacy International: Freedom of Information Around the World
  • Programme in Comparative Media Law & Policy (University of Oxford)
  • Reporters Sans Frontières (Reporters Without Borders)
  • Resolution 217
  • World Free Press Institute
  • World Press Freedom Committee
• Americas:
  • Note: See above for links to organizations focused on the United States.
  • ad IDEM: Advocates in Defence of Expression of the Media (Canada)
  • Canadian Association of Journalists
  • Canadian Journalists for Free Expression
  • Inter American Press Association (North America, South America)
  • Ontario Press Council (Canada)
• Europe:
  • Article 19 (Africa, Europe)
  • Council of Europe: Directorate General of Human Rights, Media Division
  • European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (European Union)
  • Press Complaints Commission (United Kingdom)
  • South East Europe Media Organisation
• Asia:
  • Asian Media Information and Communication Center (Singapore)
  • Center for Media Freedom & Responsibility (Philippines)
  • Centre for Media Freedom in the Middle East and North Africa
  • Hong Kong Journalists Association (China)
  • Macedonian Institute for Media
  • Montenegro Media Institute 
  • Moscow Media Law & Policy Institute (Russia)
  • Yerevan Press Club (Armenia)
• Africa:
  • Article 19 (Africa, Europe)
  • Centre for Media Freedom in the Middle East and North Africa
  • Freedom of Expression Institute  (South Africa)
  • Media Institute of Southern Africa
  • Media Rights Agenda (Nigeria)
  • Network for the Defence of Independent Media in Africa
• Oceania:
  • Australian Press Council
  • Centre for Media and Communications Law (Melbourne Law School, Australia)
  • Communications and Media Law Association (Australia)
  • Communications Law Centre (Australia)
  • Internet Industry Association (Australia)
  • Indonesia Media Law and Policy Centre
  • New Zealand Press Council
  • Pacific Islands News Association

U.S. Law Resources:

• U.S. Supreme Court:
  • Official Site
  • Oyez (oral argument recordings)
  • Findlaw: Supreme Court Center
• Federal Circuit and District Courts:
  • Federal Courts home page
  • linked federal district court map
  • federal court links
  • PACER links
• State and Local Courts
  • Cornell Legal Infornation Institute: State Courts (links)
  • LexisOne: Legal Web Site Directory > State Resource Center (links)
  • Law Library of Congress: U.S. States and Territories (links)
• General / News
  • American Law Sources On-line
  • findlaw.com
  • American Lawyer Media (legal news)

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