Online Resources
Scholarly Organizations for Animal Protection
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- Animals in Film
- Environmental Filmmaking
- DawnWatch
- Environmental Media Association awards
- Society of Environmental Journalism (SEJ)
Animals in Film and TV — PETA’s site for protection of animals used in film (U.S. context). Users can report abuse and see alternatives to use of live animal actors.
Center for Environmental Filmmaking (at American University)
DawnWatch — An animal news watch group whose listserv alerts you to major news stories on animals so you can give the media feedback.
Society of Environmental Journalism (SEJ) — also gives awards
Animal Rights Media
- Animals Voice
- ARZ Podcasts
- Animals Today
- The Dodo
- Jane Unchained
- Fur Bearers
- Animal Emotions
- Species Unite podcast
- Their Turn
- Tribe of Heart
- VegNews
- Vegan Easy
- Vegan Life
- Plant Based News
- We Animals
- Sympathy at Slaughter
- In Tune to Nature radio
- Second Opinion Radio
The Animals Voice (and “Earthlings”) magazines
The Dodo animal news organization
Jane Unchained — “video for the voiceless” animal rights media blog by broadcast reporter Jane Velez-Mitchell.
Fur Bearer Defender Radio podcasts and blog (Canada)
Psychology Today’s Animal Emotions column by biologist Dr. Marc Bekoff. Also see his book Rewilding Our Hearts as Chapter 4 is his instructions for how to “rewild the media”
Species Unite podcasts
Their turn — website for animals rights news, commentary and calls to action.
VegNews Magazine (USA)
Vegan Easy Magazine (Australia)
Vegan Life Magazine (UK)
We Animals — photojournalism record of nonhumans in the human environment (by Jo-Anne McArthur)
Radio Free Georgia’s “In Tune to Nature” eco & animal protection radio program (Wednesdays 6:30pm EST wrfg.org), (archived as podcasts). Co-hosted by Carrie Freeman, co-founder of animalsandmedia.org. www.facebook.com/intunetonature
Radio Free Georgia’s “Second Opinion Radio” animal rights radio program (Wednesdays 6pm EST streaming at wrfg.org). Hosted by Melody Paris of Georgia Animal Rights & Protection.
Media Reform Organizations
- Adbusters
- Center for Public Integrity
- Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting (FAIR)
- Free Press
- PR Watch
- IWFF Guidelines for Ethical Wildlife Filmmaking
Adbusters anti-commercialism organization and magazine
Center for Public Integrity (in support of investigative journalism)
PR Watch by the Center for the Study of Media & Democracy
Wildlife Filmmaking: IWFF Guidelines for Ethical Wildlife Filmmaking by the Center for Environmental Filmmaking and the International Wildlife Film Festival.
Professional Media Organizations for Human Minority Groups
- Asian-American Journalists Association
- GLAAD
- Institute for Public Accuracy
- National Association of Black Journalists
- National Association of Hispanic Journalists
- National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association
- Native American Journalists Association
- National Black Public Relations Society of America
- National Center on Disability and Journalism
- Women
LGBTQ (GLAAD) guidelines
Institute for Public Accuracy (works on behalf of progressive, grassroots orgs)
Organizations supporting women in media. Get the list here.