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Politics: Websites and Google Scholar

Pros/Cons Websites

Websites with a liberal slant

Huffington Post

The Huffington Post (sometimes abbreviated Huff Post or HuffPo) is a liberal American online news aggregator and blog. Founded by Arianna Huffington, Kenneth Lerer, Andrew Breitbart,[2][3] and Jonah Peretti, featuring columnists.[4] The site offers news, blogs, and original content and covers politics, business, entertainment, environment, technology, popular media, lifestyle, culture, comedy, healthy living, women's interests, and local news.” (Source: Wikipedia)


NPR (National Public Radio)


Politico

We created POLITICO with a simple promise: to prove there's a robust and profitable future for tough, fair and fun coverage of politics and government. To do this, we cling to a simple principle: always hire the most talented editors, reporters and newsroom staff and then set them loose on many platforms for modern media consumption: print, online, mobile, video and events.    

We break down the traditional journalistic conventions that make stories dull, predictable and often unreadable. Instead, while holding tightly to principles of fairness and accuracy, we have created a distinctive brand of journalism that drives the conversation—a conversation absolutely essential for readers and advertisers alike. We never lose sight of our most important audience—the political and government decision makers nationwide—and focus relentlessly on beating our competition to the big stories, emerging trends and sharpest analysis of Congress, the White House and public policy.” (Source: About/Our Story)


The Atlantic

“[The Atlantic] was created as a literary and cultural commentary magazine and quickly achieved a national reputation as a high-quality review with a moderate worldview—a reputation it has maintained for over 150 years. The magazine has notably recognized and published new writers and poets, as well as encouraged major careers. It has also published leading writers' commentary on abolition, education, and other major issues in contemporary political affairs. The magazine has won more National Magazine Awards than any other monthly magazine.”

Source: Wikipedia


The Nation

The Nation will not be the organ of any party, sect, or body. It will, on the contrary, make an earnest effort to bring to the discussion of political and social questions a really critical spirit, and to wage war upon the vices of violence, exaggeration, and misrepresentation by which so much of the political writing of the day is marred.
      
—from The Nation’s founding prospectus, 1865”

(Source: About and Contact)


Truthdig   “Drilling beneath the headlines”

“Truthdig is a news website that provides expert coverage of current affairs as well as a variety of thoughtful, provocative content assembled from a progressive point of view. The site is built around reports by authorities in their fields who conduct in-depth exploration of contemporary topics. To offer frequent change and surprise, the site also presents a diversity of original reporting and aggregated content culled by the site's editors and staff.” (Source: Truthdig - About)

Websites with a conservative slant

The Cato Institute

Wikipedia entry

From "About Cato": "The Cato Institute is a public policy research organization — a think tank – dedicated to the principles of individual liberty, limited government, free markets and peace. Its scholars and analysts conduct independent, nonpartisan research on a wide range of policy issues."

Under "Publications" tab, there are a number of freely accessible articles and research topics.


The National Review Online

The National Review Institute

Founded by conservative idealogue William F. Buckley, this publication/organization "has defined the modern conservative movement and enjoys the broadest allegiance of American conservatives. National Review Institute was founded by William F. Buckley Jr. in 1991 to engage in policy development, public education, and advocacy that would advance the principles he championed." (Source: About NRI)

Wikipedia entry


The American Spectator

"The American Spectator is a conservative U.S. monthly magazine covering news and politics, edited by R. Emmett Tyrrell Jr. and published by the non-profit American Spectator Foundation. From 1967 until the late 1980s, the small-circulation magazine featured the writings of authors such as Thomas SowellTom WolfeP.J. O'RourkeGeorge F. WillMalcolm GladwellPatrick J. Buchanan, and Malcolm Muggeridge..." (Source: Wikipedia)

Use the "Archive" tab to search for articles and editorials on a number of topics.


The Weekly Standard

"The Weekly Standard is an American neoconservative opinion magazine[7] published 48 times per year. Its founding publisher, News Corporation, debuted the title September 18, 1995. Currently edited by founder William Kristol andFred Barnes, the Standard has been described as a "redoubt of neoconservatism" and as "the neo-con bible..." (Source: Wikipedia)

See "Archives" to search for articles and editorials on a vareity of topics.


RedState

"RedState is the most widely read right of center site on Capitol Hill, is highly respected and cited in the media, and has rapidly become one of the most influential voices of the grassroots on the right." (Source: About Us)

Linking Google Scholar to Woodbury

An even more "academic Google" is Google Scholar, which you can use to find scholarly articles.

If you are logged in on campus or using a Woodbury campus computer, Google Scholar automatically searches articles in Woodbury's databases.

If you are off-campus, you will have to manually "log in" to enter Woodbury as the institution you're searching with Google Scholar.

To do this:

  1. Select the three bars in the upper left corner of Google Scholar and select "Settings."
  2. Then in the list on the left side select "Library Links"
  3. From here you can search "Woodbury" and select the options that says "Woodbury University Library - Full Text @Woodbury."
  4. Make sure the box is checked off before clicking the blue "save" button at the bottom of the page. 

Now you're ready to use Google Scholar and see what resources are available at Woodbury University Library!