Steven Helle
- Vita
- Alternate Vita
- Journ 241, Law and
Communications
- Journ 199, Internet and the Law
- Department of
Journalism
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Legal Research Resources
- Journalism Resources
- Newslink -- Eric Meyer's links to virtually
every media site, American Journalism Review, and job listings
- Investigative Reporters and Editors, Inc.
- National Institute for Computer-Assisted
Reporting
- Foundation for American Communications
(current issues, AP digest, Internet resources, reporting tools)
- Romenesko's Obscure Store and Reading Room -- If
it's offbeat and in journalism, it's here
- Reporting resources, including Math for Reporters and
Finding Data on the Internet
- Joe Grimm's "JobsPage" with list of best newspapers,
tips for would-be interns, and even job-hunting music
- News of the news biz
- eNewswires.com -- links to news stories at
different sites
- Family
- Whimsy
- Shakespearean Insult
Generator
- Book-a-Minute -- Ultra-Condensed
Science Fiction/Fantasy, Children's Bedtime Stories, and Classics
- The Hunger Site --
Donate just by clicking
- The Nerd Test
- Index to Webcams
- Urban Legends Reference Page
- NPR Weekend Edition Sunday Puzzle
- Hometown Favorites -- Quisp
cereal,
Cherry Mash, Jiffy Pop Stovepop popcorn, Sen-Sen Breath Refreshment (memorialized in "The
Music Man") -- Having trouble finding an old favorite food, snack or beverage? Or even
wondering if your favorite has been relegated to the dustbin of history?
- Buzzwhack -- Dedicated to de-mystifying buzzwords;
for acronyms, try AF (Acronym Finder)
- The Salary Calculator --
Taking
into account the relative cost-of-living, what should your salary be in another town, any other
town?
- Retirement Calculator --
How much will you need to retire in the manner to which you plan to be accustomed? (Warning:
If clinically
depressed, you should view this site only with the advice of a physician.)
- Guide to Snoop-proof e-mail, anonymous
remailers and websurfers, cookie busters and other online privacy tools by
EPIC (Electronic Privacy Information Center)
- Litigation-Proof Letters of
Recommendation (or Lexicon of Inconspicuously Ambiguous Recommendations (LIAR))
- Play Hangman