Background Sources
There are numerous sources appropriate for your research in the Undergraduate Library's Reference Collection. Those listed on this page provide excellent starting points for your research. If you need help identifying other sources, Ask a Librarian.
Suggested reference sources
- Editorials on File Q070 Ed 46 This source may be helpful when looking for bias within a specific issue. Editorials on File is a bi-montly newspaper survey. It is an objective compilation of editorial opinions from over 150 North American newspapers. This source would provide both sides of an issue. The Undergraduate Library has every issue from 1970-2005.
- Contemporary World Issues: Media and Politics in America. 302.230973 St41m This book covers the many aspects of political communication. There is a section on media bias.
- CQ ResearcherOnline Research Resources This source presents an analysis of issues in the news in a non-biased way. Searching for the term "media bias" will take you to a helpful article from October 15, 2004. This article summarizes the issue an is a great place to start.
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