The Association for Women in Sports Media is a worldwide organization of women 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 to promote press freedom worldwide by defending the right of journalists to report the news without fear of reprisal.

The Committee of Concerned Journalists is a consortium of journalists, publishers, owners and academics worried about the future of the profession.

The Donald W. Reynolds National Center for Business Journalism is a nationwide non-profit effort to improve the quality of American business journalism.

The Dow Jones Newspaper Fund was founded 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 mission of the Foundation for American Communications is to improve the quality of information reaching the public through the news through education. FACS provides educational seminars designed to give journalists the background knowledge they need to better understand and analyze the issues.

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 that 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 is 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.

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 Robert R. McCormick Tribune 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.

The National Freedom of Information Coalition protects the public's right to oversee its government. Its goals are to: start and support citizen-driven state FOI and First Amendment organizations, foster the exchange of information through networking, provide a collective voice for state FOI groups at the national level, assist fundraising efforts of state organizations, and explore critical issues and make recommendations for individual state actions or collective national action, and prepare educational reports or other publications.

The National Newspaper Association is the national voice of community newspapers. 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: 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.

The Project for Excellence in Journalism, a research organization that specializes in using empirical methods to evaluate and study the performance of the press. It is non partisan, non ideological and non political.

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 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 referrals) and information as well as low-cost educational materials for student journalists on a wide variety of legal topics.

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.