Article Databases
- ProQuest This link opens in a new window
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Includes the Spokesman Review, the New York Times and Wall Street Journal along with popular magazines and scholarly journals. - Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window
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Scholarly and scientific journals and magazines are included. - CQ Researcher This link opens in a new window
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CQ Researcher allows you to search broad terms such as "mass media," "journalism," "television," and "radio."
- Think Tank DirectoryLong reports on many topics from various viewpoints.
- Media and Entertainment - Documents WorldwideFull-text reports from Think Tanks and government resources.
Articles
- Learning to Love the (Shallow Divisive Unreliable) New Media. James FallowsAtlantic April 2011
- Journalism Standards in the Internet Age. Tom PriceCQ Researcher 8 Oct. 2010: 821-44.
- How to Save the News. James FallowsAtlantic June 2010
Explains how Google news works. - Celebrity Culture: Are Americans too focused on celebrities? By Howard AltmanCQ Researcher 18 Mar. 2005: 245-68.
Reports & Articles from Think Tanks & Organizations
Sample Search
Locating Articles on Mass Media Issues
To search for articles on specific subject use Proquest, a
magazine/ newspaper/ journal index. Search by subject heading for more precise
searching. Use Boolean operators (AND, OR) to improve results. i.e.
sex and advertising; media coverage AND
stereotypes
| Celebrities |
Radio Shows |
| Censorship |
Rap Music |
| Journalism |
Reporters |
| Journalistic Ethics |
Rock Music |
| Freedom of the Press |
Stereotypes |
| Mass Media |
Talk Shows |
| News Media |
Televised Trials |
| Privacy |
Television News |
| Public figures |
Television Sports |
| Public figures or celebrities and privacy |
You may use Proquest Topic Guide.
Search topics such as News Media, Television, Mass Media, Advertising or Advertising Media and narrow by the subjects listed in the Topic Guide.
Ask the librarian if you need help.
The following periodicals may be of interest to those working in mass media:
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Advertising Age
Broadcasting & Cable
Columbia Journalism Review
Extra; The Magazine of FAIR
Journal of Broadcasting and & Electronic Media
Journal of Communications
Journal of Popular Culture
Journal of Popular Film & Television
Journalism Quarterly
Wired
The following often have articles about the media:
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American Spectator
Commentary
Dissent
Mother Jones
National Review
New Republic
Research Help
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