The Association for Women in Sports Media is a worldwide organization of womena and men employed in sports writing, editing, broadcast and production, public relations and sports information.

The Committee to Protect Journalists is an independent, nonprofit organization founded in 1981 to promote press freedom worldwide by defending the right of journalists to report the news without fear of reprisal.

The Dow Jones Newspaper Fund was founded in 1958 by editors of The Wall Street Journal to improve the quality of journalism education and the pool of applicants for jobs in the newspaper business. It provides internships and scholarships to college students, career literature, fellowships for high school journalism teachers and publications' advisers and training for college journalism instructors. The Fund is a nonprofit foundation supported by the Dow Jones Foundation, Dow Jones & Company, Inc. and other newspaper companies.

The mission of the Foundation for American Communications is to improve the quality of information reaching the public through the news through education. Toward that end, FACS provides educational seminars designed to give journalists the background knowledge they need to better understand and analyze the issues that are so vital to our society.

The Freedom Forum is a nonpartisan foundation dedicated to free press, free speech and free spirit for all people. The foundation focuses on three priorities: the Newseum, First Amendment freedoms and newsroom diversity.

The Garden Writers Association is the nonprofit association which provides leadership and opportunities for education, recognition, career development, and a forum for diverse interactions for professionals in the field of garden communication.

The Inland Press Association is a newspaper association specializing in high-quality, low-cost training options for all newspaper departments. Inland also produces industry standard research in newspaper costs and revenues, as well as newspaper compensation.

The International Center for Journalists was founded in 1984 as an independent, nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the quality of journalism worldwide, especially in countries with little or no tradition of an independent press. It is committed to working with colleagues around the globe to: share journalistic, managerial and technical expertise; provide the latest information on media developments, journalism ethics and professional practices; offer support services relevant to changing needs; and encourage vital and independent media that are professionally, ethically and financially grounded.

J-Lab: The Institute for Interactive Journalism helps news organizations use new information ideas and innovative computer technologies to develop new ways for people to engage in critical public policy issues. It spotlights dynamic news experiences and helps to develop interactive news ideas that not only educate people about public affairs but also invite their participation.It rewards cutting-edge innovations through the Batten Award for Innovations in Journalism.

www.journalism.org is the joint Internet presence of the Project for Excellence in Journalism and the Committee of Concerned Journalists. Rather than promoting the two organizations, the site is designed to be a portal and a utility for people interested in journalism -- citizens, news people or students. It offers a catalog of tools, techniques and ideas, lists of principles, empirical research, links to other journalism sites, job links, compilations of ethics codes and many other resources for journalists and citizens alike.

Founded in 1977, the Robert C. Maynard Institute for Journalism Education is the oldest organization dedicated to training journalists of color and to helping the news media reflect the nation’s diversity in staffing, content and business operations. The name honors its first chairman, the late Robert C. Maynard, former owner and publisher of the Oakland Tribune.

The Robert R. McCormick Tribune Foundation was originally established as a charitable trust upon the death, in 1955, of Col. Robert R. McCormick, the longtime editor and publisher of the Chicago Tribune. While the amount of Tribune stock held by the foundation is significant, the foundation is structured as a separate nonprofit organization, independent from Tribune Company. It currently supports four areas: early childhood education in the Chicago area; journalism and a free press in the Americas; active citizenship and volunteerism; and special initiatives at institutions in the Chicago area.

Established in 1885, the National Newspaper Association is the national voice of community newspapers. NNA represents owners, publishers, and editors of America's community newspapers and is the largest newspaper association in the United States. Its mission is to protect, promote and enhance America's community newspapers through active and effective government relation programs; the education of readers, advertisers, and policy officials; and by providing information, solutions and strategies on current and emerging issues affecting the business.

Members of the National Press Club in Washington have included generations of American and foreign journalists and speakers have included the foremost newsmakers.

The National Writers Union is the trade union for freelance writers of all genres who work for American publishers or employers. It seeks to improve the economic and working conditions of freelance writers through the collective strength of its members.

The Newspaper Association of America is a nonprofit organization representing the newspaper industry. Its members account for nearly 90 percent of the daily circulation in the United States. It focuses on six key strategic priorities that collectively affect the newspaper industry: marketing, public policy, diversity, industry development, newspaper operations and readership. It was formed in 1992 by the merger of: the American Newspaper Publishers Association, the Newspaper Advertising Bureau, the Association of Newspaper Classified Advertising Managers, the International Circulation Managers Association, the International Newspapers Advertising and Marketing Executives, the Newspaper Advertising Co-op Network and the Newspaper Research Council.

Founded as a print journalists' union, The Newspaper Guild today is primarily a media union whose members -- journalists, sales and media workers of all kinds -- share the view that the best working conditions are achieved by people who have a say in their workplace.

Since 1970, the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press played a role in virtually every significant press freedom case that has come before the Supreme Court as well as in hundreds of cases in federal and state courts. It has also emerged as a major national -- and international -- resource in free speech issues, disseminating information in a variety of forms.

The Southern Newspapers Publishers Association was established in 1903 to promote the business interests, harmony and prosperity of its members. Members are primarily in the South and Southeast.

The Student Press Law Center is the nation's only legal assistance agency devoted exclusively to educating high school and college journalists about the rights and responsibilities embodied in the First Amendment and supporting the student news media in their struggle to cover important issues free from censorship. It provides free legal advice and information as well as low-cost educational materials for student journalists on a wide variety of legal topics. In addition, the SPLC operates a referral network of approximately 150 lawyers across the country who are available to provide free legal representation to local students when necessary.

The World Press Freedom Committee, with 45 affiliated organizations on six continents, is in the forefront of the struggle for a free press everywhere. It focuses on: advocating free-press principles and practical assistance programs; watching out for free news media at international meetings considering free-press issues; giving guideposts for press freedom through its Charter for a Free Press; administering self-help legal grants to help news media to fight back when governments move in; training on press freedom issues; implementing joint activities for a global press freedom organizations.