Media Management: Web Resources

Responsible for film ratings in America the association also champions copyright protection.

Membership organization that unites, represents and serves the nation's state and jurisdictional arts agencies

An independent agency of the federal government the NEA awards grant money to "support artistic excellence, creativity, and innovation" and partners with state arts agencies, local leaders, other federal agencies, and the philanthropic sector.

A trade organization that "supports and promotes the creative and financial vitality of the major music companies"

The official website of the federal agency charged with overseeing copyright. According to the website the mission is to administer and sustain "an effective national copyright system."

Federal agency charged with granting U.S. patents and registering trademarks.

a non-profit music performing rights organization, representing songwriters and music publishers.

A non-profit music preforming rights organization, representing songwriters and music publishers.

A museum located in Seattle dedicated to programing and exhibitions focused on American popular culture and music, MoPOP sponsors an annual conference focused on popular culture and music.

Independent Distribution Collective is a music distribution company based in San Francisco that offers physical & digital distribution, music licensing for TV and film, and marketing & promotion

The oldest music trade organization in the United States. The organization addresses issues pertaining to all areas of music publishing in contemporary and educational music.

The second oldest performing rights organization in the United States, representing music publishers and songwriters.

The organization responsible for the Grammy award, representing musicians, producers, and recording professionals.

Weekly publication geared toward advertising, media and marketing professionals

An alternative to traditional copyright, creative commons seeks to provide universal access through a "free, public, and standardized infrastructure that creates a balance between the reality of the Internet and the reality of copyright laws"

"provide(s) opportunities to meet, share resources, become informed of job opportunities and interesting projects and news [and] improve career skills" for those working in all areas of the media

Seminal trade publication for the publishing insturstry

Best known for its annual Oscar telecast, the Academy is also involved in a wide array of education, outreach, preservation and research activities.

A non-profit involved with preservation and educational initiatives. Gives annual industry awards and runs a festival and a cultural center.

Box Office information and indices

Financial information and listings of movies in wide release

As noted on its site, the journal is "a popular-academic hybrid of movie analysis, history, and commentary, looking at classic and commercial, independent, exploitation, and international film from a wide range of vantage points from the aesthetic to the political."

This free resource collects articles, encyclopedia articles, biographies, and filmographies for the history and people of film. Keep in mind some of this information is user-generated or pulled from user-generated sites like IMDB.

Review articles, short essays and interviews.

A peer-reviewed online journal edited by staff and students in the Institute of Film & Television Studies at the University of Nottingham. It is published three times a year

Critical essays, film reviews, interviews.

Film industry information including box office data from a variety of sources, job and production listings and news,

A non-profit founded by Robert Redford. Runs an institute for independent filmmakers and writers and an annual film festival.

A source for entertainment industry news founded in 1905