Library Guides: COM 327: Argumentation and Advocacy: The Most Telling Arguments, etc.

Research Reported in Secondary Sources?

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Scholarly and general interest articles on many subjects. Some full text. 1975-
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General interest publications, reference books, biographies, primary source documents, and images. Some full text. 1975–
Nexis Uni - no longer available
Try these alternative resources:
Newspapers: America's News or Press Reader
Congressional: ProQuest Congressional
Legal: Oyez (Supreme Court) or PACER (Public Access to Court Electronic Records)

Levels of Bias and Quality in News Sources

The best-known chart of left-right perspective vs. credibility is the Media Bias Chart below; another is the Media Ideology Map currently in development, which will present media perspectives on issues rather than a global rating. Read a guide to the MIM developer's methodology.

Select this screen capture of the Media Bias Chart to go to an interactive version.

View a list of news sources covered in the Media Bias Chart.
Created by Vanessa Otero of ad fontes media.