Below you will find links to categorised websites useful for reserch and developing story ideas and for checking facts in news stories.

"Powerlinks" is updated annually (in December) by students on one year journalism courses at the University of Westminster, London, UK and is designed to function as an up to date, fully verified and ever-growing electronic contacts book.

NB - use Edit>Find search facility in the browswer tool bar to help find what you are looking for.

See also News Contacts web (local Harrow news sources, local government, etc)

Links below were last update on 19.012.03.

Economics, industry,TUs, money

Environment, Protest Groups

Medicine, Health, Lifestyles

Generic Drugs/Drug Finance - Nadeeja Koralage (BA Medical Journalism 03/04).

Childhood Vaccination/ MMR Debate - Saffy Rushworth (BA Medical Journalism 03/04).

Low Carb/Aitkens Diet - Yasmina Dadi (BA Medical Journalism 03/04)

Breast Cancer - Ruben Dutta (BA Medical Journalism 03/04)

Contraception Issues - Saffy Rushworth (BA Medical Journalism 03/04).

Stress in the workplace - Andrew Humphrey and Siobhan Quinnn (PG Dip Broadcast 03/04).

Food and Health- Victoria Ward and Siobhan Quinnn (PG Dip Print 03/04).

Depression/ Stress/ Mental illness inc. lifestyle issues - Gil Myers (BAMJ 02/03).

More on mental health/statistics/sources - Tom Lutz (PG Dip/Print 02/03).

Cutting Edge Medical Technology/ Future of Medicine - Ellie Turpin (BAMJ 02/03).

Criminal Doctors/ Medical Crime/ Illegal Organ Trade - Mareeni Raymond (BAMJ 02/03).

More on Criminal Doctors/ Shipman case, etc - Lucy Dolman (BAMJ 02/03).

Fertility issues/ "test tube babies/ designer babies"  - Lojana Chandrarajan (BAMJ 02/03).

Biological Warfare/Bioterrorism/ Smallpox/ Anthrax - Ellen Welch (BAMJ 02/03).

NHS Finance - Anuradha Arasu (BA Medical Journalism 03/04).

Alternative health/ Complementary medicine - Gemma Glish (PG Dip/Print 02/03).

EU/Medical Aspects/ Health policy - Ayshea Hameeduddin (BAMJ 02/03).

Cloning - Andy Chapman (BAMJ 02/03).

Environment, protest groups

Transport in London - Charlotte Duthie, Sara Lee and Maseena Ziegler (PG Dip/Broadcast 02/03).

Environment - Whitehall, pressure groups, issues - Carolyn Bodley (PG Dip/Broadcast 02/03).

Extensive environmental links - Erez Frisch (PG Dip/Broadcast 02/03).

Financial Services Industry'/ Third World Debt Debt - Tom Evans (PG Dip/ Print 03/04).

Transport contacts - Nadeem Butt and Stijn De Groote (PG Dip/Broadcast

02/03).Extensive environmental links - Erez Frisch (PG Dip/Broadcast 02/03).

Anti-globalisation protestors, far-left organisations, etc - AJ Barry (PG Dip Broadcast 03/04).

Social Policy/ Equality/ Education/Crime

Asian Women - Neena Dave and Rita Tanna (PG Dip/Broadcast 03/04).

Women's organisations - Katie Bienek (PG Dip/Print 03/04).

Immigration policy - Siobhan Trenholm and Tania Teixeira (PG Dip/Broadcast 03/04).

Contraception Issues - Saffy Rushworth (BA Medical Journalism 03/04).

Homelessness - Fran Neagle (PG Dip/Broadcast 03/04).

UK Population statistics, census and related issues - James Livesley (PG Dip/Print 02/03).

Women in Sport - Laura Westmacott and John Wright (PG Dip/Broadcast 03/04)

Social Services - official sources, charities and think-tanks - Harry Keegan (PG Dip/Print 02/03).

Social Services - child welfare in particular - Simon Lau (PG Dip/Print 02/03)

Marriage, relationships -  pressure groups, think-tanks, legal specialists - Helen Crump (PG Dip/Print 02/03).

Police contacts, crime statistics, justice system, victim support, etc - Rachel Platt (PG Dip/Print 02/03)

UK Prison system - official sources, pressure groups, think-tanks - Martin Ashplant (PG Dip/Print 02/03)

Education system - official sources, pressure groups - Paul Chandy K and Elsa McClaren (PG Dip/Print 02/03)

Criminal justice system (courts, prisons, police) - Rachel Platt (PG Dip/Print 02/03).

Racial issues and organisations - Emma Marshall (PG Dip/Broadcast 02/03)

Criminal Doctors/ Medical Crime/ Illegal Organ Trade - Mareeni Raymond (BAMJ 02/03).

More on Criminal Doctors/ Shipman case, etc - Lucy Dolman (BAMJ 02/03).

Gun Crime (UK) - Manu Ekanayake and Mandeep Gakhal (PG Dip/Print 03/04).

Drugs/ Smuggling

Customs Department/ Drugs/ People Smuggling - Chris Cowan (PG Dip/Broadcast 02/03).

More on Customs/Drugs - Deiniol Buxton (PG Dip/Broadcast 02/03).

Drug abuse in professional sport - Chris Deary and Ross Chainey (PG Dip Print 2003/04)

Economics/ Industry/Work/ Income/ Money

UK Heavy Industry- Elizabeth Shenahan and Mary Sweeney (PG Dip/Print 03/04).

Professional Sport (including corruption and cheating) - Ross Chainey and Chris Deary (PG Dip/ Print 2003/04)

NHS Finance - Anuradha Arasu (BA Medical Journalism 03/04).

Internet and new technology- Emma Bigger and Damon Schunmann (PG Dip/Print 03/04).

Telecoms industry/ mobile phones - Richard Randall and Hannah Robertson (PG Dip/Broadcast 2003/04)

Pop Music Industry - Irina Von Witte and Billy Reeves (PG Dip Broadcast 03/04).

UK Taxation issues/Budget - Duncan Crawford (PG Dip Broadcast 02/03).

Energy Industry, energy policy, green energy groups- Sita Shah and Joanne Harris (PG Dip/Print 02/03).

Agriculture/ Countryside issues - inc. foot and mouth, hunting debate, food safety and extensive links to official and trade association sources - James Merino and Chris Bourn (PG Dip/Print 02/03).

Trade Unions/ Rights at Work - Helen Groom (PG Dip/Print 02/03).

Broadcasting Industry/ Radio & TV - Emma Jones and Phil Kemp (PG Dip/Broadcast 02/03).

Travel & Tourism industry and consumer information and advice - Charlotte Cross (PG Dip/Broadcast 02/03).

Motor industry - Katherine Da Costa (PG Dip/Broadcast 02/03).

Motor Industry, women motorists - Rebecca Fielding (PG Dip/Broadcast 02/03).

IT issues, policy and basic introduction - Sam Washington (PG Dip Broadcast 02/03).

Essay about IT and telecomms. - Louise Champ (PG Dip/Broadcast 02/03).

Trade and Industry - Robin Sprott and Leah Middleton(PG Dip Broadcast 02/03).

Student Debt and Student Finance - Anna Goldie (PG Dip/ Print 03/04).

Financial Services Industry'/ Third World Debt Debt - Tom Evans (PG Dip/ Print 03/04).

Defence/ Foreign Affairs

United Nations - Yomi Akiwumi (PG Dip/Broadcast 02/03).

USA politics - Emily Dent and Sam Hickman (PG Dip/Print 2003/04)

Defence, counter-terrorism, arms industry - Charlotte Moore and Christina Boyle (PG Dip/Print 02/03).

EU/European Integration - Niall Smith (PG Dip/ Broadcast 02/03).

EU/Medical Aspects/ Health policy - Ayshea Hameeduddin (BAMJ 02/03).

EU/European Integration - Christina Marker (PG Dip Broadcast 02/03).

Foreign Office/ International conflict(s) - Alex Jackson-Proes (PG Dip Broadcast 02/03).

Foreign Affairs/ Conflicts/ Troublespots (inc. Iraq) - Jemma Wayne (PG Dip Broadcast 02/03).

Travel and Travel Journalism resources- Helen Croydon (PG Dip Broadcast 02/03).