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Objectives
Welcome to the POLS 1301 Research Starter. This research starter will go over the skills and resources you need to complete your current events essay assignment. You will learn to:
- Determine a interest in a political topic.
- Become familiar with different types of information sources used in political news/analysis.
- Be able to access recent information concerning your topic.
What is Conservative or Liberal?
This chart will help you determine the liberal and conservative viewpoints of social issues.
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Daily News Resources
- Associated Press NewsText and video.
- BBC NewsText, audio and images.
- CNNText, audio and video.
- FOX NewsText, audio and video.
- Front Page Newspapers TodayFrom LexisNexis. Full-text articles. No images.
- NPR: National Public RadioText, audio and images.
- Politico"...global news and information company at the intersection of politics and policy"
- ReutersText and images.
- Yahoo NewsText, audio and video.
