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If you have more questions, ask a librarian! Stop by the Information Deck in person, visit the Ask a Librarian link to chat, e-mail, or call for answers to your research related questions, or contact me: sthomas7@pace.edu / 212.346.1051 Here are links (in no particular order) to free content online for US-based, reliable news and magazine sources, ranging across the political spectrum. Some publications limit the number of free online articles per month. Most of the publications listed here are available full text, without limit, through Pace University Libraries. (The only negative is that some multimedia content or images may be missing.)

Use the JOURNAL FINDER tab on the library website to identify the database that includes a particiular newspaper or site. if you love a publication or site, consider subscribing individually. The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Boston Globe, The Wall Street Journal, The Los Angeles Times, Forbes, The Atlantic, Al Jazeera, The Nation, National Public Radio, The Christian Science Monitor , Mother... CONTACT US: NYC: 212 346.1332 PLV: 914 773.3380 Welcome to the Pace University research guide on political science. Please use the tabs at the left of the guide to navigate links to sources on political philosophy, comparative politics, and international relations.

Related Pace Research Guides: Our librarians have created Research Guides that compliment the information in this guide which you can use to expand your political science research. CONTACT US: NYC: 212 346.1332 PLV: 914 773.3380 Avoid searching with keywords that make assumptions like: Search engines from Google to databases try to match your search terms. A source may discuss your topic but not appear in the search results (or high up in the search results) if it does not use the same words you do. This graphic from the infodemic article below demonstrates the value of checking news sources.

Sharing and using the resources on this page will slow the spread of misinformation. Some news is intentionally false (satire, hoaxes, disinformation). Other news aims to be real. The creator, author, journalist, director, editor, publisher, producer, and sharer each have an opportunity to contribute a perspective or bias on their news products. This video from How Stuff Works provides an introduction to fake news and an accompanying article "10 Ways to Spot a Fake News Story." Welcome to the Liberal, Conservative & Non-Partisan Periodicals Research Guide!

The purpose of this guide is to provide information and resources on the role of news and magazines and how to evaluate them for bias. For questions on the guide, please contact librarian, Jessica Kiebler at jkiebler@pace.edu. How does the information timeline impact the bias, perspectives or accuracy of a source? The video below describes how the timing of information creation and how facts can be used or skewed throughout this process. (Video starts at :46 seconds) (Video Credit: "Information Timeline and Types of Sources" by SCCC Library)

Search Summon for articles, books, & more Use Oakland Community College Library databases to find news from reputable sources. Here are some places to start. Even typically reliable sources, whether mainstream or alternative, corporate or nonprofit, rely on particular media frames to report stories and select stories based on different notions of newsworthiness. The best thing to do in our contemporary media environment is to read/watch/listen widely and often, and to be critical of the sources we share and engage with on social media. Here are some websites that can help you identify media bias.

Click the book titles to check availability. Even typically reliable sources, whether mainstream or alternative, corporate or nonprofit, rely on particular media frames to report stories and select stories based on different notions of newsworthiness. The best thing to do in our contemporary media environment is to read/watch/listen widely and often, and to be critical of the sources we share and engage with on social media. Here are some websites that can help you identify media bias. False, Misleading, Clickbait-y, and/or Satirical “News” Sources Avoid websites that end in “lo” ex: Newslo.

These sites take pieces of accurate information and then packaging that information with other false or misleading “facts” (sometimes for the purposes of satire or comedy). Watch out for websites that end in “.com.co” as they are often fake versions of real news sources

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