The Annenberg Washington Program
- A nonprofit forum for examining communications policy issues. Many publications on communications policy.
- http://www.annenberg.northwestern.edu/

The Joan Shorenstein Center: Press, Politics, Public Policy
- A Kennedy School of Government research center dedicated to exploring the intersection of press, politics and public policy in theory and practice.
- http://www.ksg.harvard.edu/~presspol/

Center for Media and Public Affairs-Home of Media Analysis
- The Center for Media & Public Affairs is a research and educational organization which conducts studies of the news and entertainment media.
- http://www.cmpa.com/

The Pew Center For Civic Journalism
- "The Pew Center is an incubator for civic journalism that enables news organizations to create and refine better ways of reporting the news to re-engage people in public life."
- http://www.pewcenter.org/