LibGuides: Journalism & Mass Communication: Databases

Check your Sources

Every person who has a pulse has a bias. And that goes for journalists and media too.

AllSides recognizes publications' inherent biases and lets you easily seek out perspectives from all sides of an issue.
Leanings of Magazines & Newspapers is a library guide that tries to identify the general "lean" of print publications.

FactCheck.org
A project of the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania. They "We monitor the factual accuracy of what is said by major U.S. political players in the form of TV ads, debates, speeches, interviews and news releases." Opens in a new window.
Snopes
A resource to fact check or confirm stories. Opens in a new window.

Search for articles outside of UCO by using Google Scholar, but don't pay for articles -- request them for free via Interlibrary Loan!

Opposing Viewpoints
Reprinted essays from scholarly and popular newspapers, magazines, blogs, speeches and other stories. Essays present a particular viewpoint or argument on a topic of current interest.
This resource is also available through the Metropolitan Library.
NewsBank
Explore current events by clicking on the "Hot Topics" link located in the Quick Links section. Find global information on topics related to business and economics, careers, criminal justice, education, environmental studies, health, international studies, performing and fine arts, political science, science, social issues, sports, STEM, technology and more from a variety of news media featuring newspapers, videos and web-only content including The Oklahoman, USA Today, international sources and more.

ABI/INFORM
Covers all aspects of business, economic conditions, corporations, management, trends, accounting, and finance. This link to ABI/INFORM includes ABI/INFORM Global, ABI/INFORM Trade and Industry, and ABI/INFORM Dateline.
Mintel Academic Access (Market Research)
Hundreds of in-depth micro-level market research reports on dozens of market niches in 14 major consumer areas. Each report has market data, company/brand data, consumer demographics, trending and forecasting information.
As of January 2024, Mintel no longer allows PDF downloads. PPT and other downloads will require you to set up an account.
J. Walter Thompson Advertising America
Covers the history, operation, and policies of one advertising firm, including aspects of twentieth-century cultural, social, business, marketing, and economic history. Documents cover 1887 to 2014, with the bulk of the material from 1900 to 2000.

Database of Undercover Reporting
This collaboration with NYU Libraries collects many decades of high-impact, sometimes controversial, mostly U.S.-generated journalism that used undercover techniques. The site, designed as a resource for scholars, student researchers and journalists, collects some of the best investigative work going back almost two centuries.
Newseum: The Interactive Museum of News
Online exhibits change regularly, but feature current topics of interest, historical retrospectives on political, cultural and regional issues, and photojournalistic collections.
Media History Project
Digitizing many types of print magazines that are important to the history of media, including from film, image, sound, and digital formats. Browse, search, and read full-text online. Covers roughly 1903-1995.