Suggested Library Resources-Investigative Journalists
- Opposing Viewpoints This link opens in a new windowEasy to use resource with excellent coverage of news sources (newspapers, magazines). Tip: To search for articles by a specific author, click on Advance Search link to right of search box. Type in search term(s) and select Author/Creator from pull-down menu to right of search box. Then press Search.
- eBook Collection This link opens in a new windowAccess to over 200,000 full-text eBooks, many by academic and university presses published in the past ten years. Good for reliable background information on broad topics.
Suggested Reading
- Lateral Reading: Reading Less and Learning More When Evaluating Digital InformationStudy examining the strategies used to determine website credibility from a sampling of undergrads, history professors and professional facts checkers. Suggest examining tactics used by this last group to quickly determine information credibility. Requires creating a free account to access full text.
Investigative Journalism-Web Resources
- Reveal NewsPublishing arm of the Center for Investigative Reporting, the nation’s first nonprofit investigative journalism organization.
- Center for Public IntegrityOne of the oldest and largest nonprofit news organizations in the country
- National Security ArchivesInvestigative journalism center, research institute on international affairs, library and archive of declassified U.S. documents, leading non-profit user of the U.S. Freedom of Information Act, public interest law firm defending and expanding public access to government information, global advocate of open government, and indexer and publisher of former secrets.
- Investigative Reporting WorkshopPublishes in-depth stories about government and corporate accountability, ranging widely from the environment and health to national security and the economy.
- ProPublicaIndependent, nonprofit newsroom that produces investigative journalism with moral force
- EveryCRSReportReports by Congress’s think tank, the Congressional Research Service
- BroadcastifyLive Police, Fire, EMS, Aviation, and Rail Audio Feeds.
- Truth-O-MeterFrom Politifact, nonpartisan fact-checking website created by the Tampa Bay Times, a Florida newspaper and acquired by the Poynter Institute, a nonprofit school for journalists.
- First Amendment CoalitionNonprofit dedicated to advancing free speech, open government and public participation in civic affairs.
Fact-checking Resources
- Fact Check.orgA nonpartisan, nonprofit “consumer advocate” for voters that aims to reduce the level of deception and confusion in U.S. politics.
- Reporter's LabA database of global fact-checking sites, sponsored by Duke University.
- Truth or FictionA non-partisan website where Internet users can quickly and easily get information about eRumors, fake news, disinformation, warnings, offers, requests for help, myths, hoaxes, virus warnings, and humorous or inspirational stories that are circulated by email.
- Sacramento Bee-Capitol AlertSolid resource for information, news related to state government.
- KNX 1070One of the oldest radio stations in the US. Good resource for local news.
- Politifact-CaliforniaCalifornia-specific section of Politifact including the California Truth-O-Meter.
- Wayback Machine, Internet Archive.orgThe Wayback Machine is an initiative of the Internet Archive, a 501(c)(3) non-profit, building a digital library of Internet sites and other cultural artifacts. Use to view previous versions of web pages and sites.
- TinEye-Reverse Image SearchSearch by image and find where that image appears online