"Central Asian Voices is an interactive multilingual website that features timely analysis of political, economic, social and security developments in the five states of Central Asia. The website is produced by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, under the direction of Dr. Martha Brill Olcott. "

"The Project for Excellence in Journalism is a research organization that specializes in using empirical methods to evaluate and study the performance of the press." The project's website provides reports, data, resources, and news related to journalism.

"The Central Asia-Caucasus Analyst is an English language global Web journal devoted to analysis of the current issues facing the Central Asia-Caucasus region. It serves to link the business, governmental, journalistic and scholarly communities and is the global voice of the Central Asia-Caucasus Institute, The Johns Hopkins University-The Nitze School of Advanced International Studies."

Today is World Press Freedom Day, a day set aside by the United Nations as "an occasion to inform the public of violations of the right to freedom of expression and as a reminder that many journalists brave death or jail to bring people their daily news." UNESCO's World Press Freedom Day 2007 website is a good starting point for marking the day...

"At New Assignment, pros and amateurs cooperate to produce work that neither could manage alone. The site uses open source methods to develop good assignments and help bring them to completion. It pays professional journalists to carry the project home and set high standards; they work closely with users who have something to contribute. The betting is that (some) people will donate to stories they can see are going to be great because the open methods allow for that glimpse ahead."

This site is the precursor to AssignmentZero, which launched in spring 2007.

"Inspired by the open-source movement, this is an attempt to bring journalists together with people in the public who can help cover a story. It's a collaboration among NewAssignment.Net, Wired, and those who choose to participate."

"The GRI's vision is that reporting on economic, environmental, and social performance by all organizations is as routine and comparable as financial reporting.

"The GRI network accomplishes this vision by developing, continuously improving and building capacity around the use of a Sustainability Reporting Framework, the core of which are the Sustainability Reporting Guidelines. Other components in the Reporting Framework are Sector Supplements and Protocols. This reporting guidance - in the form of principles and indicators - is provided as a free public good.  read more »

"The International Center for Journalists, a non-profit, professional organization, promotes quality journalism worldwide in the belief that independent, vigorous media are crucial in improving the human condition... Our programs span five continents, and cover everything from media ethics and investigative reporting to business and environmental journalism. We offer hands-on workshops, international exchanges and conferences." ICFJ also hosts the International Journalists' Network.

Canadian journalist Julian Sher's guide to Internet research for journalists. Collects tips as well as links to search engines and other resources.

In an article for Transitions Online, Evgeny Morozov describes the case of Denis Denisov, a Belarusian political activist who was arrested in February for distributing flyers calling for non-violent protest against the government. Two months later he was released on bail, an action which Morozov credits to financial and moral support generated by Belarussian bloggers. ("Blogs: The New Frontier in Human Rights," 27 April 2007)  read more »