Communication Studies

"The American Marketing Association strives to be the most relevant force and voice shaping marketing around the world, an essential community for marketers" (AMA).

"Communication Quarterly is a peer-reviewed academic journal that is published five times a year by Routledge on behalf of the Eastern Communication Association. It covers research in the communication discipline" (Wikipedia).

This link leads to the Office of the Federal Register, which a daily list of documents related to each president. The website is updated frequently, as information is released by the White House press office to Federal Register editors. Documents appearing in the Compilation of Presidential Documents collection are edited for accuracy and annotated with additional information to provide an authoritative record of the Presidency. It includes communications material such as proclamations, executive orders, speeches, press conferences, communications to Congress and federal agencies, White House announcements, and press releases, among many other items of interest.

This open-source library provides access to numerous free textbooks. (Open-source textbooks are textbooks that are intentionally designed for anyone to use free of charge.) While these books won't take the place of your assigned textbook, you can use them to learn more about the field of communication--whether you are interested in journalism, media literacy, professional communication, technical communication, or many other communication topics! The linked site also provides textbooks for many other subject areas. Just use the "browse subjects" link to see what else the library has to offer.

This link leads to information about the ethics of mass communication, including media control and ownership, media and globalization, media and representation, and developing media literacy.

Founded in 1909, this organization "is the nation’s most broad-based journalism organization, dedicated to encouraging the free practice of journalism and stimulating high standards of ethical behavior" (SPJ).

"A peer-reviewed publication of the National Communication Association [that] publishes original scholarship that explores and advances the study of performance as a social critical communicative practice" (SciJournal).

"David McCandless turns complex data sets (like worldwide military spending, media buzz, Facebook status updates) into beautiful, simple diagrams that tease out unseen patterns and connections. Good design, he suggests, is the best way to navigate information glut -- and it may just change the way we see the world" (McCandless).

This YouTube channel, operated by COMMpadres media, features many public-speaking oriented training videos. This link is instructor recommended, so you can feel confident that it has good information to offer.

"How do you get what you want, using just your words? Aristotle set out to answer exactly that question over two thousand years ago with a treatise on rhetoric. Camille A. Langston describes the fundamentals of deliberative rhetoric and shares some tips for appealing to an audience's ethos, logos, and pathos in your next speech" (Langston).

For those who choose to work in the field of communication, and understanding of rhetoric is essential. This video defines rhetoric and explains the basics of its principles and processes.

"Heart racing, palms sweating, labored breathing? No, you're not having a heart attack -- it's stage fright! If speaking in public makes you feel like you're fighting for your life, you're not alone. But the better you understand your body's reaction, the more likely you are to overcome it. Mikael Cho advises how to trick your brain and steal the show" (Cho).

"From the "I have a dream" speech to Steve Jobs' iPhone launch, many great talks have a common structure that helps their message resonate with listeners. In this talk, presentation expert Nancy Duarte shares practical lessons on how to make a powerful call-to-action" (Dutarte).

"There's no single formula for a great talk, but there is a secret ingredient that all the best ones have in common. TED curator Chris Anderson shares this secret -- along with four ways to make it work for you. Do you have what it takes to share an idea worth spreading?" (Anderson)