Federal Communications Commission: The FCC official homepage, with news background and other information about regulatory agency's activities and positions.
Center for Media and Public Affairs: Nonpartisan, nonprofit research organization in Washington, D.C., conducting scientific studies of the news and entertainment media.
Journalism.org: An initiative by journalists to clarify and raise the standards of American journalism through research and education. A joint project of the Project for Excellence in Journalism and the Committee of Concerned Journalists.
Media Research Center: Media Research Center (MRC) is a conservative media watchdog group dedicated to bringing political balance to the news and entertainment media.
Media Watch: Organization focusing on media literacy and the challenging of stereotypes commonly found in the media.
Morality in Media: Established in 1962 by Father Morton A. Hill, S.J. (19171985), to combat obscenity and to uphold decency standards in the media. MIM maintains the National Obscenity Law Center, a clearinghouse of legal materials on obscenity law.
New Democracy Forum -- The Future of Media?: Online debate about effects on democracy of corporate dominance and concentration of media ownership. Includes opinions from differing perspetives from Robert McChesney, Lawrence Grossman, Ralph Nader and other contributors. From Boston Review.
Progress and Freedom Foundation: A think tank devoted to the study of the digital revolution. Generally supports deregulation and free market in telecommunications.
Spinsanity: Spinsanity analyzes the use of spin in American politics and the damage it is doing to our political discourse.