Ad Fontes Bias Chart
Interactive Media Bias Chart from ad fontes media
This can be useful if you're struggling to determine if a publisher is suitable for your research.
It is important to note the two axes: not only do we need to pay attention to the political bias of a source, but also how reliable the publication is. Something extremely more opinionated than factual can be just as misleading as a political bias.
When and Where Can I Access Databases?
Databases are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. You can use them on or off campus. If you are using them from off campus you will be prompted to put in your SU username and password (the same one you use for Gull Net, MyClasses, or an SU computer).
Assignment Reminders
From your instructor:
Each team member will contribute at least the following sources to the team project:
Individual contributions are assessed by the Annotated Bibliography/Reference List.
- 2 NEW Data Sources (at least one of which is a map, graph, chart, or image to be used as a slide in the presentation)
- 2 NEW Semi-Scholarly Sources, published within the past 2 years (2023-2025)
- 2 NEW Sociological Sources, published within the last 10 years (2015-2025)
- 1 of these Sociological Sources could/should be the Team Source that will be shared by all team members to provide the framework for your Part I & Part II assignments
NEW = Not used for previous course work
News Sources
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ProQuest Newspapers This link opens in a new windowIncludes the full text of these newspapers: The Baltimore Sun, Christian Science Monitor, New York Times, Washington Post, and Wall Street Journal.
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America's Historical Newspapers This link opens in a new windowIs an extensive resource for American Newspapers from 1690-1922. All 50 states are represented, and topics include Business, Religion, Politics, Race, and Ethnicity.
Semi-scholarly Sources
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ProQuest Newspapers This link opens in a new windowIncludes the full text of these newspapers: The Baltimore Sun, Christian Science Monitor, New York Times, Washington Post, and Wall Street Journal.
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SU Libraries Virtual News RackThis guide is a concise collection of all of the ways one can access news resources at SU Libraries. While some of them have newspaper in the title and are easy to locate, some are trade magazines, etc. and are a little harder to track down. This puts them all in one place.
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The AtlanticSearch "The Atlantic" from 1988-present in Academic Search Ultimate.
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Al Jazeera
Commercial news, Qatar-based. This link goes to their "World News" section. -
The Guardian - International Edition
The Guardian provides free access to their US, UK, Australian, and International Editions of their newspaper. You can toggle through the various editions in the top right corner.
Data Sources
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Statista This link opens in a new windowProvides data and infographics on over 60,000 topics from over 18,000 sources, categorized into 21 market sectors with quantitative data on media, business, finance, politics, and a wide variety of other areas.
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Census Bureau Interactive Data Portal
"the new platform to access data and digital content from the U.S. Census Bureau. The vision for data dissemination through data.census.gov is to improve the customer experience by making data available from one centralized place so that data users spend less time searching for data content and more time using it." -
Opportunity Insights
"Based at Harvard University, our team of researchers and policy analysts work together to analyze new data and create a platform for local stakeholders to make more informed decisions." This link goes directly to their sharable data. -
Pew Research Center
"a nonpartisan fact tank that informs the public about the issues, attitudes and trends shaping America and the world. It conducts public opinion polling, demographic research, media content analysis and other empirical social science research."
