Media Research
Statistics and Facts
Links to information and statistics about the countries and regions in the world.
Annual collection of statistics on U.S. social and economic conditions.
Huge collection of census statistics.
National Criminal Justice Reference Service
Huge collection of federal government information on criminal justice issues.
U.S. government site that provides easy access to information and statistics produced by more than 70 federal agencies.
Profiles your state, county, federal judicial district, or congressional district.
Statistics from many international sources.
Links to more almanacs websites.
Statistical Resources on the Web
A large collection of links to statistical sources by the University of Michigan Documents Center.
International Statistical Agencies
Links to every nation's office of statistics, which is maintained by U.S. Census Bureau.
Other Statistical Sites Links by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Books
The Internet's oldest producer of free electronic books.
Links to thousands of free online books. From University of Pennsylvania.
Classic texts online. From the Department of the Classics, Tufts University.
Many searchable books online, including Harvard Classics, Oxford Book of English Verse 1250-1900, Modern Essays, and much, much more categorized under Reference, Verse, Fiction, and Non-Fiction.
Newspapers
Guardian Unlimited (U.K.)
Times of London (U.K.)
Links to more than 700 columnists.
Links to U.S. newspapers with online archives.
Links to thousands of newspapers worldwide.
Links to newspapers and other new sources from around the world.
Periodical Indexes
Search its large database of articles for free. For a small monthly fee, you can download the articles.
Free full-text magazine articles from hundreds of periodicals.
A database of hundreds of thousands of articles from more than 300 publications.
Broadcast Media
Huge site of Public Broadcasting Service includes Newshour, Frontline, American Experience, Charlie Rose, NOVA, NOW, Washington Week, and much more. Many programs have free transcripts.
Listen to current and past editions of Morning Edition, Day to Day, Talk of the Nation, All Things Considered, Fresh Air, and other programs.
Public affairs broadcasts
Other News Sites
Yahoo! News and Yahoo! Full Coverage
News from many sources.
Reuters News Wire
A new search engine, especially good for international sources.
Daily front pages from newspapers around the world plus front pages from important events in recent history.
Links to all media on all the continents. Every country has its own integrated page which includes newspapers, magazines, television, radio, and news agencies.
Film and TV
Searchable information on almost every movie ever made and on the actors, directors, writers, producers, and others who helped make them.
Look up reviews of more than 440,000 films.
Summarizes reviews of movies, videos, video games, books, and music.
Worldwide TV schedules and guides
Hundreds of essays examining TV programs, people, historic moments, and trends, and major policy disputes.