PPA 601 : The Politics of the Policy Process (Fall 2017)

The Politics of the Policy Process (Prof. Brenda K. Bushouse)

News and commentary

General

Television / video news

Vanderbilt Television News Archive
Vanderbilt has been recording television news broadcasts since 1968 with an aim to "create, preserve and provide access to the news broadcasts from the U.S. national television networks." Video must be requested and will be sent to the user on DVD for a fee.

60 Minutes: 1997-2014
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3,000 CBS 60 Minutes videos - 1997-2014.
Available on campus to all, or off-campus to UMass Amherst students, staff and faculty with an UMass Amherst IT NetID (user name) and password.

YouTube News
A collection of YouTube videos of current newscasts in the U.S. and international.

Print news

Newspaper databases
UMass subscribes to several databases of newspapers, both historical and current. To access via the library, go to the library homepage > Databases & Collections > [Format] Newspapers.

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News, business and legal sources
Available on campus to all, or off-campus to UMass Amherst students, staff and faculty with an UMass Amherst IT NetID (user name) and password.
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Legal encyclopedias, law reviews, and legal treatises; case, statutory, and regulatory law; newspapers and magazines; business data, 1980s-present.
Available on campus to all, or off-campus to UMass Amherst students, staff and faculty with an UMass Amherst IT NetID (user name) and password.

These sources can help you verify the truth or falsity of specific claims.

Snopes
Snopes began in 1994 examining urban legends, but has expanded to general fact-checking.
Media Bias / Fact Check
A site that examines bias in media from all points of the political spectrum. It includes a "Daily Source Bias Check" that examines the truthfulness and bias of various news sources.
Fact Check
A non-partisan site that focuses on political claims.
Politifact
A site that rates the accuracy of claims made by U.S. politicians with the Truth-o-Meter.
False, Misleading, Clickbait-y, and/or Satirical 'News' Sources
Tips and tricks for spotting questionable news sites. The list is maintained by Melissa Zimdars, assistant professor of Communications at Merrimack College.