Covering the Conflict: Poynter News Editor Julie Moos has culled together some of the best stuff on Poynter.org and around the Web into a great start page for covering the conflict. It includes links on everything from story ideas and resources to coverage of the coverage. 

Bringing Global Stories Home: This American Press Institute resource is a bit broader than the other Iraq resources online in that it aims to not just help journalists cover the Iraq conflict, but "help news professionals prepare for and cover unfolding global events in ways meaningful to their hometown audiences." The site includes practical articles and checklists on everything from creating a disaster plan to setting up a "war room."

Covering Bioterrorism: The possible war with Iraq has revived the bioterrorism fears that surfaced after the Sept. 11 attacks. As Americans confront the very real possibility that bioterrorism weapons may be used against our troops abroad or in a terrorism attack at home, it's wise for all journalists to get familiar with what could happen. To help reporters and producers tackle these stories, The Radio and Television News Directors Foundation has published "A Journalist's Guide to Covering Bioterrorism." Find out more about this guide.

Covering Conflict Safely: This Committee to Protect Journalists' handbook represents the collected wisdom and tips from CPJ's two decades of work in this field, says Sree Sreenivasan. The report covers topics such as security training, protective gear, health insurance and health precautions.

Newslab: Resources especially written for journalists, including several that address the dangers of at war reporting.   

Covering News in Wartime: Ideas and strategies for handling the special challenges wartime presents for journalists. From The Project for Excellence in Journalism.

Virtual RoundTable: Poynter Ethics Fellows discuss and debate the quality of news coverage of the U.S./Iraq situation and offer their suggestions.

Understanding Iraq: Three key points to put today's Iraq into context.

War Reporting: Tips and Myths: Thoughts from a Society of Asian Journalists panel on the anniversary of Daniel Pearl's death.

Online news: Plan more, scramble less: Breaking news by nature is unpredictable. But whether the crisis is a weather-related disaster, the outbreak of war or even a terrorist attack, online news departments can prepare in advance so that they spend less time scrambling and more practicing journalism. Here’s where to start.

The American Press Institute's Journalist’s Toolbox: A large grab-bag of links on everything related to Iraq and a possible war.

Al's Iraq Resources Page: In addition to the story link page, Poynter Online has built a special Iraq Resources page from the tidbits from Al's Morning Meeting, listing good sets of links on news from and about Iraq; the U.S. buildup in the region; and How to Help U.S. soldiers enlisted abroad.

Facsnet: Background information on threat assessments, Congressional authorization and Desert Storm. 

Council on Foreign Relations:  This site includes dozens of fact sheets and background information from Bush administration's perspective. Also includes a handy list of CFR experts for reporters.

Buildup in the Gulf: Committee to Protect Journalists' Joel Campagna provides links and backgrounders on everything from press freedom and foreign media access to the guidelines issues to embedding reporters.

CyberJournalist.net's Terrorism Resources: Web tips and resources for covering terrorism and Sept. 11-related news. Plus Archived coverage of the Sept. 11 attacks.

SLA Iraq Resources: Great list of resources from the Special Libraries Association.

ACES Iraq Links: From the American Copy Editors Society

Disaster Links: Dozens of links on biological, chemical and other weapons of mass destruction.

Dictionary of Military Terms: Department of Defense's official Dictionary of Military Terms helps you sort through all the terminology.

Reuters AlertNet: A special page focusing on Iraq tracks how relief agencies are preparing for war, with information on what they're doing and even where to get training for working under biological/chemical/nuclear threats. You can read more on AlertNet in this tip from Sree Sreenivasan.

Homefront confidential: A study from the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press examines "how the war on terrorism affects access to information and the public's right to know." Beginning with a comprehensive chronology of official actions to curtail public access to government information since September 11, the study discusses a spectrum of issues affecting freedom of the press and public access.

Al's Iraq Meeting: The Poynter Online folks have collected and indexed months upon months of Iraq story ideas that Al Tompkins has produced for his Al's Morning Meeting Weblog. This list will keep you busy long after the war has started.

ProfNet: Story ideas and sources.

E&P - Iraq and the Press: Here are links to E&P's complete coverage of the media and America's conflict with Iraq, including war reporting, newspaper editorials, and reports from the Associated Press.

Homefront: This Poynter Online blog focuses on local coverage of Iraq-related news, including impact on lives at home and anti-war initiatives.

Journalism in Time of War: Articles on mobilizing the media for war and comments on the military/press relationship. From The Project for Excellence in Journalism.

Media News Tracker: MediaChannel.org links to coverage of the media.