Research Guides: HON 300: Youth, Communication, & Participatory Politics: Resources

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Communication & Mass Media Complete
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Article index with some full text in the fields of communication and mass media studies.
Academic Search Complete
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Multidisciplinary index and full text source for scholarly journals and magazines.
Political Science Complete
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Information on global political topics as well as a subject-specific thesauri on comparative politics, humanitarian issues, international relations, law and legislation, NGOs, and political theory.

New York Times
Access to NYTimes.com, including breaking news, multimedia, international content, reviews, blogs, apps, and more.
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Nexis Uni
Includes current news, laws and legislation, company information, and country profiles.
Access World News
The best resource for both international and local/regional news coverage.

Television Explorer
From the Internet Archive - an interactive timeline visualization that lets you trace how any keyword has been covered on U.S. television news.

Issues & Controversies
Full text analysis of opposing viewpoints for more than 600 controversial topics in the news.

Pew Research Center
A nonpartisan American "fact tank" that provides information on social issues, public opinion, and demographic trends.

Carrier Library - Where Are the Books?
Quick overview of which subject areas are where.
Rose Library - Where Are the Books?
Quick overview of which subject areas are where.

JMU Library Search
Find books, ebooks, articles, journals, videos, digital media, and more. Library Search brings together the JMU Library Catalog and many other databases, so you can search for almost everything.