LibGuides: COMM 1 Burns: Find Sources

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Opposing Viewpoints
Background on controversial issues

CQ Researcher
Reports on public policy issues.

OneSearch searches across all the library databases at once, including Opposing Viewpoints and CQ Researcher. Because you will get thousands of results for most searches, it is important to narrow down your results.

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OneSearch
Search across almost all of the library databases at the same time.

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Academic Search Complete
Scholarly journals, magazines, & newspapers on a wide range of topics.

Polls & Statistics

graph and map displaying statistics

Public opinion on different issues
Demographic data -- age, race, ethnicity, gender, socioeconomic status -- as well as housing, employment, health, and many other topics
Includes current and historical data
Numbers can be used to tell a story

Find Polls & Statistics:

Data.gov from the U.S. Census
Pew Research Center -- a nonpartisan fact tank
Public Policy Institute of California -- a nonpartisan think tank