Resources for
Journalists
From this page, you can access resources that FIRE offers
to improve the efficiency and accuracy of your community reporting.
While you are here, you can:
- Register
your media organization for our online archive at no charge.
By posting the text of your news reports or local features
to the archive, you can easily search for current and past
information using a keyword search. You can limit your search
to your own organization's files, or you can also see what
has been posted by other media organizations. Your organization's
text results link back to your own Web site, and a media
profile you create educates FIRE visitors about your organization.
- Sign up for FIRE's Computer-Assisted
Research and Reporting (CARR) seminars. You'll
learn how to use computers to improve the efficiency and
effectiveness of your newsroom. Find out about the most
useful Web sites for journalists, and learn how computers
can help you access information available under the Freedom
of Information Act.
- Visit Evan's Links page,
which is updated regularly. It will give you a taste
of what you'll learn at the seminars. Our resident
expert has compiled a wealth of links especially for journalists
in the southern Appalachian region.
- Get
a personalized e-mail address at no charge. Tired
of having your e-mail address change? Sick of being known
to your interview subjects as [email protected]? Sign up
for a permanent new address that lets people know right
away that you are a journalist.
Because FIRE is a non-profit organization, these services
are available to you at little or no charge if you reside
in our region.
Thanks for visiting, and please contact
us with any questions or suggestions for improving this
site.
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