Language and Communication Studies

Afrobarometer is non-partisan, pan-African research institution conducting  public attitude surveys on democracy, governance, the economy and society in 30+ countries repeated on a regular cycle. We are the world’s leading source of high-quality data on what Africans are thinking.

ARTICLE 19 works for a world where all people everywhere can freely express themselves and actively engage in public life without fear of discrimination.

Website for BBC News

BBC Research & Development has led the way with innovative technology and collaborative ways of working. They publish papers and research.

Website for Channel 4 News

The Council of Europe is the continent's leading human rights organisation

dLOC is a cooperative of Partners within the Caribbean and circum-Caribbean that provides users with access to Caribbean cultural, historical and research materials held in archives, libraries, and private collections.

Eurobarometer is the polling instrument used by the European Commission, the European Parliament and other EU institutions and agencies to monitor regularly the state of public opinion in Europe on issues related to the European Union as well as attitudes on subjects of political or social nature

ECREA is a learned society of communication scholars devoted to development of communication research and higher education in Europe.

Look at trends in global Google searching

Press Gazette aims to give media industry leaders the information they need to thrive in the digital age.

Reel News is a London based activist video collective, using film to help bring about social change.

The Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism is dedicated to exploring the future of journalism worldwide through debate, engagement, and research.

The UK Web Archive (UKWA) collects millions of websites each year, preserving them for future generations. Use this site to discover old or obsolete versions of UK websites, search the text of the websites and browse websites curated on different topics and themes.

Newsworks is the marketing body for the UK’s national news publishers.

Medium is an open platform where over 100 million readers come to find insightful and dynamic thinking.

Media Cloud is an open-source platform for media analysis

A hub for all things journalism, including jobs, training, advice and press releases

HoldtheFrontPage is a news website for and about journalists and journalism students everywhere with a particular focus on the UK regional media.

EUPRERA is an autonomous organisation with nearly 500 members from 40 countries interested in advancing academic research and knowledge in strategic communication.

The British Association of Journalists (BAJ) is a non-political trade union of choice for journalists, both staff and freelances, working within newspapers, magazines, broadcasting and online media.

CIPR members are recognised PR professionals, they work to set, maintain and advance standards.

Women in Journalism is a not for profit organisation that provides guidance and support for members. Membership required

To promote and inspire the highest ethical, technical and creative standards from within the profession and raise awareness and appreciation of our industry

The Public Relations and Communications Association (PRCA) is the world’s largest professional PR body

Ofcom is the regulator for the communications services

The union is one of the largest independent journalists' unions in the world

The Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO) is the independent regulator for the newspaper and magazine industry in the UK. 

the Institute for Public Relations is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit foundation dedicated to fostering greater use of research and research-based knowledge in public relations and corporate communication practice.

The IFJ, the world's largest organisation of journalists, represents 600,000 media professionals from 187 trade unions and associations in more than 140 countries.

The International Communication Association aims to advance the scholarly study of communication by encouraging and facilitating excellence in academic research worldwide