Where to Look for Sources - COMM 101 - Understanding Mass Media - Toy - Spring 2021 - Harold L. Drimmer Library Research Guides at Westchester Community College Library

Books

The content you will find in books, will range from the broad overview of the encyclopedia, to handbooks covering your field, to more focused studies on a topic or area. You may also find memoirs by people working in media or works of philosophy on a particular subject.

Real People and the Rise of Reality Television by Michael McKenna
Call Number: EBOOK
ISBN: 9781442250543
Publication Date: 2015
So You've Been Publicly Shamed by Jon Ronson
Call Number: New Book Collection, 1st Floor HM661 .R66
ISBN: 9781594487132
Publication Date: 2015
When the News Went Live by Bob Huffaker
Call Number: E-Book
ISBN: 9781589798960
Publication Date: 2013
American Girls by Nancy Jo Sales
Call Number: HQ799.2.I5 S25
ISBN: 9780385353922
Publication Date: 2016
Cyberbullies, Cyberactivists, Cyberpredators by Lauren Rosewarne
Call Number: EBOOK
ISBN: 9781440834400
Publication Date: 2016
The New Advertising by Ruth E. Brown (Editor); Valerie K. Jones (Editor); Ming Wang (Editor)
Call Number: New Book Collection, 1st Floor HF5823 .N4475
ISBN: 9781440833427
Publication Date: 2016

Magazines & Newspapers

New York Times, The (1980-present) This link opens in a new window
Full text from 1980 - present.
New York Times Historical, The (1851-5 years ago) This link opens in a new window
Digital archive offers full-text and full-image articles dating back to the 19th Century. Coverage from 1851 to 2009.
Newspaper Source Plus This link opens in a new window
Cover-to-cover full text for 185 national (U.S.) and international newspapers, including Christian Science Monitor, USA Today, The Washington Post, The Washington Times, The Times (London), Toronto Star, etc.

Variety (1977 - present)
Trade Publication. Arts, entertainment and sports industries.

Professional Journal Articles

Communication & Mass Media Complete This link opens in a new window
Provides indexing for some 400 periodicals, including full text for over 200 titles, in areas related to communication and mass media.
Film and Television Literature with Full Text This link opens in a new window
Covers film & television theory, preservation & restoration, screenwriting, production, cinematography, technical aspects, and reviews. Provides indexing and abstracts for 370 publications (and selected coverage for over 250), as well as full text for more than 100 journals and nearly 100 books. Includes Variety reviews from 1914 to present and over 36,300 images from the MPTV archive.
America: History and Life with Full Text This link opens in a new window
Covers the history and culture of the United States and Canada, from prehistory to the present. With selective indexing for over 1,700 journals from 1955 to present, also provides full-text coverage of more than 230 journals and nearly 100 books.
Social Sciences Full Text This link opens in a new window
Includes Full-text articles from 360 journals dating as far back as 1972 and indexing for more than 750 periodicals, over 510 of which are peer-reviewed. Topics include Addiction Studies, Anthropology, Communications, Economics, Ethics, Family Studies, Gender Studies, International Relations, Law, Mass Media, Minority Studies, Political Science, Psychology, Public Welfare, Social Work and Urban Studies.

The Internet

Pew Research Center - Media & the News
Kaiser Foundation Polls
Polls relating to Health Care, Wellness and Medicine
Gallup
Use the search box at top right to find opinion polls relating to your topic.

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Combining more than 75 years of experience with its global reach, Gallup knows more about the attitudes and behaviors of the world's constituents, employees, and customers than any other organization.
The Library of Congress Movies & Television Archives
Museum of the Moving Image (New York)
Paley Center for Media
Newseum (Washington DC)
History of the Book at Harvard
Americans Increasingly Turn to Specific Sources for News
Gallup Poll, July 2016

COMM 101 - Understanding Mass Media - Toy - Spring 2021: Where to Look for Sources

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Books

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Professional Journal Articles

The Internet

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