Appendix C: Journalism: A Guide to Recent Literature - Section 1. General Reference

A. Directories and Yearbooks

Material of this nature is increasingly migrating (though nearly always on a subscription basis) to the Internet, which allows ready updating while eliminating printing and distribution costs.

Bacon's Directories. Chicago: Bacon's Information Inc., annual. Multiple annual volumes as follows include concise directory information on media outlets as indicated:

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  1. Newspaper Directory. 1952-present. Some 15,000 daily and weekly (and community) papers, news services, syndicates and Sunday supplements in U.S. and Canada.
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  2. Magazine Directory. 1952-present. information for more than 10,000 business, trade, professional, and consumer publications, including circulation, advertising rates, news executives and editors names, types of unsolicited materials accepted, descriptions and profiles of content and targeted audience.
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  3. Radio Directory. 1987-present. Covers virtually all American and Canadian radio stations and program services.
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  4. TV/Cable Directory. 1987-present. Includes stations, cable systems, networks for both and other related services.
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  5. International Media Directory. 1974-present. Covers European media including newspapers and business and trade periodicals.

Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook. New Providence, NJ: Bowker, 1935-present, annual, two volumes in recent years (title has varied). Standard reference work featuring directories of radio and television stations in the United States and Canada showing their frequency, channel, power, date station began broadcasting, licensee, ownership, and date of acquisition. Includes format and programming information and market data. Cable section features directory of multiple systems operators, independent owners, and cable systems. Yearbook includes directories of programming, satellite, advertising and marketing, technical, and professional services; equipment manufacturers; and government agencies. (For the parent trade weekly, see Section 11.)

Broderick, James F., and Darren W. Miller. Consider the Source; A Critical Guide to the 100 Most Prominent News and Information Sites on the Web. Medford, NJ: CyberAge Books, 2007. Really a directory of some 100 in-depth (three to five pages each), critical reviews listed alphabetically (many are news media websites) using a four-star rating system. Reviews motives behind the sites. There is also a related website discussed in the book.

Burrelle's Media Directory. Livingston, NJ: Burrelle's Information Services, 1981-present. Directory of media outlets in the United States and Canada as follows (this is also available by subscription online):

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  Daily Newspapers.
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  Magazines and Newsletters. (2 vols.).
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  Radio. Lists some 11,000 stations.
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  TV and Cable. Lists some 1,600 stations and 650 cable systems.

Cable & TV Station Coverage Atlas. Washington, DC: Warren Publishing, 1966-present, annual (issued in recent years as a CD-ROM). State-arranged individual market maps showing TV station coverage patterns (especially their “Grade B contour”), their digital coverage as of the scheduled 2009 digital transmission changeover, and local cable system service areas.

Editor & Publisher International Year Book. New York: Editor & Publisher, 1924-present, annual. Stan dard directory for newspaper industry. Directories provide address, circulation, personnel, advertising rates, special editions, broadcast affiliates, political leanings for some newspapers, groups, and mergers. By 2008 it was appearing in three vols:

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  Dailies.
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  Weeklies (about 10,000 of them).
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  Contacts Directory (some 46,000 people).

Separately, the trade monthly (see Section 11) issues a Syndicate Directory in August, providing information on some 2,500 syndicated features under more than 70 subject headings.

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