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AP Images
Contains current photos and graphics from the Associated Press and extensive archives of historical images.

Communication Abstracts
Comprehensive source of information about communication-related publications, covers major communication-related articles, reports, chapters, and books from a variety of publishers, research institutions, and information sources.

Communication & Mass Media Complete (via EBSCOhost) 1915+
Contains full-text articles from over 200 journals, and indexing for 400 journals in all areas of mass communication studies.

CountryWatch
Political, economic, business, demographic, cultural, and environmental information and statistics; daily news coverage by country; comparable country data sets; maps.

CQ Researcher
From Congressional Quarterly, each report addresses a controversial current issue, including historical perspective, recent developments, opposing viewpoints, and sources for additional research.

CQ Weekly
This weekly publication from Congressional Quarterly offers expert coverage of the U.S. Congress: news, bill status, votes and amendments, floor and committee activity, investigations, hearings, debates, and more.

Gallup Brain
The Gallup Brain features answers to more than 125,000 questions, and responses from more than 3.5 million people interviewed by The Gallup Poll since 1935.

InfoTrac Custom Newspapers (via Infotrac) 1996+ (dates vary)
Full-text of hundreds of national and international newspapers.

Lexis-Nexis Academic 1985+ (some earlier)
Thousands of varied sources including 350 newspapers, thousands of magazines, journals, newsletters, and transcripts from major television and radio broadcasts. [more information...]

Military & Government Collection (via EBSCOhost)
This database offers a collection of magazines, academic journals, and other content relating to current events in the military and government.

Newspaper Source (via EBSCOhost) 1997+ (dates vary)
Full-text of over 200 regional, national, and international newspapers. Also includes transcripts from major television and radio broadcasts.

New York Times (1980 - Current) (via ProQuest)
Abstracts from 1989; full-text from 1999. Lexis-Nexis contains full-text of the New York Times from 1980. Search New York Times Historical Newspapers for earlier issues.

New York Times Historical Newspapers (1851 - 2007) (via ProQuest)
Searchable, full-text, scanned images (PDF) of historic issues of the New York Times. Searches can be limited by date, section of newspaper, and more.

Pro & Con Online
Access to the archives of Congressional Digest, Supreme Court Debates, and International Debates covering a wide-range of public and international policy issues.

National Newspapers Premier (via ProQuest)
Major national newspapers including the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal and the Washington Post, plus other important international and minority interest papers. Most articles available full-text or PDF full-image. Date ranges vary.

Wall Street Journal (1984 - Current) (via ProQuest)
Abstracts begin in 1982, full-text in 1984.

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General and Interdisciplinary Content Databases
General content databases cover a range of subjects and may be helpful to your research in this area.

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