Resources

In addition to those online and print information sources provided by the Library, a list of Internet-based resources has been collated to assist students studying Communication and Media Studies.

Australian Government websites relevant to Communication and Media Studies

Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy Australian Communications and Media Authority
Australian Parliament House - includes Acts passed by the parliament and those in progress Australian Attorney-General's Department - has all Commonwealth Acts of Parliament
Australian Film Commission Film Finance Corporation of Australia
Film Australia  

Other Government instrumentalities

Malaysian Government Multimedia Supercoridor Pacific Film and Television Commisssion
United States Federal Communications Commission  

Non-government instrumentalities

Copyright Council of Australia Australian Privacy Foundation
UNESCO New Delhi Office (Asia Pacific Regional Bureau for Communication and Information) UNESCO Communication and Information
International Telecommunication Union  

Academic and related sites

Semiotics for Beginners by Daniel Chandler Semiotics
The Transmission Model of Communication by Daniel Chandler Online Communication Studies Resources, University of Iowa
19th Century Guide to Dishonest Argument

Intellectual Suppression: Australian Case Histories, Analysis and Responses edited by Brian Martin, CM Ann Baker, Clyde Manwell and Cedric Pugh (Sydney: Angus and Robertson, 1986), 304 pages, ISBN 0 207 15132 6

25 Rules of Disinformation: How to Fight Back

Alternative media sites

Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting Truthout 
Media Lens PR Watch - published by the Centre for Media and Democracy
Adbusters - a social movement aimed at challenging information flows CorpWatch - Corporate Accountability
Take back the media - citizens and the media Free Press - encouraging public participation in media policy debates
The Electronic Intifada - Palestinian news website Jewish Voice for Peace
Transcend - a Peace Journalism website Media Channel - a media issues supersite