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Online Journalism

This Web page is designed to support students in JT326 (Principles of online writing and editing, including Web page production for
journalistic Web sites). However, anyone doing research on current topics or journalists and reporters looking for resources will find it useful.

How to Evaluate a Web Page. Always evalutate what you find on the Web. (Or in a book or in an article.)

Encyclopedias. Great for background research information.
Policy Topics Encyclopedias. Subject specific.

Opposing Views. University of Washington Libraries.
Links to general, multi-issue, and single issue sites.

Communication. Web site prepared for Journalism students. Lists indexes, Web sites, and reference sources.

Journalism-Related Sites on the Web (selected from Communication Web page)

Colorado State University News Sources (also on Communication Web page)

Subject Specific Resources

Colorado and the Rocky Mountain West Wildfire information, Drought and Water Information Resources. Links to up-to-date information on wildfires and drought conditions in Colorado. Of topical interest.

U.S. Government Resources

  • Government Sources. Colorado, Larimer County, National, links to all states.
  • LexisNexis Academic Located on the Libraries' Databases page.
    This Website contains full-text of a wide range of business, legal, medical, and reference information. Its primary orientation, however, is legal. It contains cases from the Supreme Court, federal district courts, and state appellate courts.
  • LexisNexis Congressional Located on the Libraries' Databases page.
    This database provides comprehensive access to U.S. legislative information. It contains the full text of: Congressional publications 1970-present, legislative histories back to 1970, bills, statutes, testimony, Congressional hearings, the Congressional Record, the Federal Register, and biographies of members of Congress.

Statistics

Colorado

  • Colorado Department of Local Affairs - Colorado Demography Section
    This site contains census and other data for Colorado counties and municipalities. From the home page, go to Census Data for data compiled for Colorado, including 1990-2000 demographic comparison for the state and for counties. CEDIS - the Colorado Economic and Demographic Information System, contains data on population, housing , employment, financial, income/earnings, tax base/rates, and miscellaneous data.
  • Colorado by the Numbers
    This Website provides statistical data on demography, agriculture, society, labor, crime, and many other topics pertaining to Colorado.

Federal/International

  • FedStats
    Provides access to statistics from more than 100 federal government agencies. Contains links to statistics and to statistical agencies.
  • Census Bureau Web site
    Demographic data and maps from the 2000 Census and earlier censuses, including the economic census. It provides the capability to create your own tables and to display information in a map. Go to the American FactFinder for detailed data.
  • LexisNexis Statistical Located on the Libraries' Databases page.
    This database provides comprehensive access to statistical information from many federal government and international sources. Users can search summaries of statistical publications, then link to the fill-text of these publications on Lexis-Nexis Statistical and government Web sites.
  • FAO Stat - FAO Statistical Databases Located on the Libraries' Databases page.
    FAO Stat is an online and multilingual database currently containing over 1 million time-series records covering international statistics in the areas of agricultural production, trade, food balance sheets, fertilizer and pesticides, land use, forest and fishery products, population, and other agricultural topics.
  • Statistical Resources on the Web (University of Michigan)
    This Website links to many government sites that provide information on a range of topics.

See also, Statistical Sources. Lists of sources both electronic and print.

Research Guides | Communication (Journalism & Technical Communication)

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Content: Naomi Lederer & Suzanne Taylor