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Recommended Sites

IPSAPortal - The Portal of Political Science
The top 300 websites for political science as chosen by the International Political Science Association.

Library Subscription News Sources

Nexis Uni
Includes local, regional, national, and international newspapers, as well as non-English language news; business information about US and international companies; federal, state and international legal materials including case law, media transcripts, and more.
New York Times - Historical Newspapers
Full image articles published by the New York Times from 1851-2017.
Newspaper Source Plus
Offers full-text access to more than 1,200 newspapers. Also includes 1.8 million television and radio news transcripts.
Regional Business News
Offers regional business news for some metropolitan and rural areas within the United States.
Wall Street Journal
Full text of the Wall Street Journal. Coverage 1984 to the present. Searchable. Indexing includes subjects, companies, people, products, and geographic areas.

International News Sources

World-Newspapers.com links to English-language newspaper sites arranged by region and country.

National News Sources

Althouse
Breitbart
Huffington Post
Miami Herald
Slate
TMZ
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TMZ = "Thirty Mile Zone," a term that originated in the 1960s.
USA Today
Vice
Wall Street Journal - website
Washington Post

Texas News Sources

San Antonio Media
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Sourcewatch - Center for Media and Democracy

Sourcewatch from the Center for Media and Democracy provides links to:

Conservative news outlets including: Accuracy in Media (AIM), CNSNews.com, Drudge Report, Federal Observer, FOX News, Free Republic, Media Research Center, MensNewsDaily.com, National Review, Washington Times, Weekly Standard, WorldNetDaily
Liberal news outlets including: AlterNet, Daily Kos, Democratic Underground, Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting (FAIR), In These Times, Independent Media Center, Media Matters for America, Mother Jones, MSNBC, The Nation, New Republic, PR Watch (from Center for Media and Democracy), The Progressive, Salon, Truthout, Utne

Investigative Journalism

Consortium News
Independent investigative journalism edited by Robert Parry.
POLITICO
Launched in 2007, POLITICO seeks to sustain and expand journalism about politics and policy making nationally and internationally.
ProPublica
Journalism in the public interest.
Undercover Reporting: Deception for Journalism's Sake: A Database
This research tool, developed in collaboration with New York University Libraries, provides a wealth of material and makes a profound argument for undercover reporting as an inextricable part of US national history and as an essential mode in the public-service mission of news.
Washington Spectator
Founded in 1975, the ad-free, independent publication brings progressive investigative reporting, commentary, and dispatches on undercovered locations and topics.

Analysis Sites

FactCheck.org
A project of the Annenberg Public Policy Center at the University of Pennsylvania, this site monitors the factual accuracy of what is said by major U.S. political players in the form of TV ads, debates, speeches, interviews, and news releases.
FiveThirtyEight (538)
Uses statistical analysis on opinion polls covering politics, sports, economics, science, health, and popular culture.
Follow the Money - National Institute on Money in State Politics
Web site and database provided by a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that reveals the influence of campaign money on state-level elections and public policy in all 50 states.
Good Judgment Open
Forecast the future of politics, international affairs, technology, sports, entertainment, and more while competing against others.
On the Media
National Public Radio (NPR) program that analyzes ongoing and controversial issues and topics pertaining to all forms of media. Podcasts and an archive of previous shows are available.
OpenSecrets.org
Developed by the Center for Responsive Politics, the site tracks the influence of money on US politics, and how that money affects policy and citizens' lives.
PolitiFact.com
Journalists and researchers from the St. Petersburg Times and CQ (Congressional Quarterly publishers) fact-check the accuracy of speeches, TV ads, interviews and other campaign communications, and post their findings to the PolitiFact website. The site offers a "Truthometer, "a scorecard separating fact from fiction," for analyzing political claims. The "Truthometer" can be browsed by candidate or attacker, by subject, by political party.
PolitiFact Texas
A partnership of the Austin American-Statesman and PolitiFact.com to help you find the truth in Texas politics.
State of the News Media
Pew Research Center's Project for Excellence in Journalism annual report. Includes data on media usage, media ownership, and public opinions on the media. Includes digital media, newspapers, network, cable, local TV, magazines, audio, etc.

Aggregators

BuzzFeed
"A cross-platform, global network for news and entertainment that generates six billion views each month. BuzzFeed creates and distributes content for a global audience." Provides mobile apps and social media platforms.
Grist
Covers climate, energy, food, cities, justice, politics, tech, and green living, and more. Provides commentary and news.
theSkimm
Aggregator appealing to women between ages 22–34 (Millennials).

Find Dissertations and Theses from Other Institutions

Start with these databases when searching for dissertations and theses written at other universities. You can request dissertations using Interlibrary Loan.

Open Dissertations
A free database with records for more than 1.2 million electronic theses and dissertations from around the world.
PQDT Open
Locate open access dissertations and theses free of charge. Full text.
Open Access Theses and Dissertations (OATD)
"Aims to be the best possible resource for finding open access graduate theses and dissertations published around the world. Metadata comes from over 1100 colleges, universities, and research institutions." Note: slow to load; slow to retrieve results
Proquest Dissertation Express
Citation-only database, freely available to search. Search by keyword, author, title, or UMI publication number. Users have the option to purchase dissertations in various format, including PDF download.

Discipline-Specific

PsycINFO
Renowned psychology database of journal articles, book chapters, books, dissertations, and technical reports. Focus on psychology and related disciplines. Coverage from 1800s-present. Published by the American Psychological Association (APA).

Political Science Resources

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