Massasoit Libraries: Journalism: Start

Getting Started

Boston Globe This link opens in a new window
Full Text: 1980 - current.. Tutorial
New York Times This link opens in a new window
Full-text searching of The New York Times (starting in 1985)
Newspaper Source This link opens in a new window
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Full text for hundreds of national (U.S.), international and regional newspapers, as well as television and radio news transcripts from major networks. Tutorial
News (Gale OneFile) This link opens in a new window
Access to over 1100 major U.S. regional, national and local newspapers. Tutorial

Mother Jones is available from 1990 to present through Academic Search Premier

Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window
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Large multidisciplinary research database providing results from over 3,700 active full-text journals and magazines. Tutorial

American Fact Finder
Find popular facts (population, income, etc.) and frequently requested data about your community.
City-Data
Compilation of statistics on US cities including real estate prices, crime statistics, cost of living, weather data and more.
Data and Statistics about the U.S.
Find data about the U.S., such as maps and population, demographic, and economic data.
Statistics Every Writer Should Know
Eleven short guides to basic statistical concepts, designed for journalists and others who did not major in math.

Pew Research Center
Gallup Poll
Poll data
World Public Opinion
Global source of public opinion research on international affairs and policy.
Polling Report
A nonpartisan resource on trends in American public opinion.