Conducting Research
Gateway to University of Washington Libraries

UW Libraries Information-Based Research Tutorial: This is a useful tool for beginning researchers who may not be familiar with locating research materials and resources.

Guide to Internet Research on the World Wide Web: The Internet is full of information, but not all of it is good and not all of it is easy to find. This guide can help you find more credible and relevant information on the World Wide Web.

Writing
Student Writing Resources: The UW Libraries maintain this listing of resources to help students with their writing.

Research Mentor Center: Provides information about this center in Room 222 of the School of Communications. You can receive free tutoring with reseach and writing, provided by volunteer graduate students.

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News
Seattle Times Online
New York Times Online
CNN.com 

Broadcast
ABC
NBC
CBS
WB
UPN

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Internet
Pew Internet & American Life Project:  Original, academic-quality research that explores the impact of the Internet on children, families, communities, the work place, schools, health care and civic/political life. The Project aims to be an authoritative source for timely information on the Internet's growth and societal impact. 

Communication and Civic Life
The Center for Communication and Civic Engagement: Located in the School of Communications at UW, this center is dedicated to research, the creation of citizen resources and student-designed learning experiences that develop new areas of positive citizen involvement in politics and social life. The primary focus is to understand how new information technologies can supplement more traditional forms of communication to facilitate new forms of civic engagement. 

Pew Research Center for People and the Press: Studies public attitudes toward the press, politics and public policy issues. The Center's main purpose is to serve as a forum for ideas on the media and public policy through its research. 

Media Criticism 
Adbusters: Critics of advertising and consumer culture, with a keen sense of humor and an activist sensibility. 

Media Literacy
Media Literacy Clearinghouse: A comprehensive listing of media literacy sites and organizations, housed at the School of Medicine at the University of South Carolina.

Media Literacy Review: The publication of the Media Literacy Online Project at the College of Education, University of Oregon.  Great links and resources.

Free Speech
Freedom Forum Online: A nonpartisan, international foundation dedicated to free press, free speech and free spirit for all people. 

Electronic Freedom Foundation: "Protecting rights and promoting freedom in the electronic frontier." 

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