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The John W. Gallivan Program in Journalism, Ethics & Democracy offers an interdisciplinary minor for students interested in careers in print and broadcast journalism. The journalism program is part of the American Studies department. Two library endowments support the journalism program: The Clinton Faille Library Endowment in the History of Journalism and The Jackoboice Family Collection in Journalism.

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Recommended Resources (All Resources: 39 databases | 7 e-journals )

• Academic search premier (EBSCO)

  
  

  Coverage:

  Inclusive coverage: 1984 to present.
  "The world's largest scholarly, multi-disciplinary full text database"--About page. It also includes indexing and abstracts for additional periodicals.

• AP images

  
  
  Contains digital images of the Associated Press's current photos and a selection of pictures, including coverage of major news events photographed as early as the 1840s, from their 50 million image print and negative library. Usage info: Licensed for one simultaneous user.

• Associated Press images (see AP images)

  
  

• Boston globe (ProQuest historical newspapers)

  
  

  Coverage:

  1872-1923
  

• Chicago tribune (ProQuest historical newspapers)

  
  

  Coverage:

  1849-1985
  

• Craft of Journalism

  
  
  Selected library resources for the Craft of Journalism.

• Encyclopedia of Television

  
  
  The Encyclopedia of Television includes more than 1,000 original essays. It examines specific programs and people, historic moments and trends. It also includes histories of major television networks and is complemented by resource materials, photos and bibliographical information.

• Expanded academic ASAP

  
  

  Coverage:

  1980-
  Provides indexing, abstracts, and selected full text for 3,500+ scholarly journals and general interest periodicals embracing all academic disciplines (citations only for The New York Times). Full text for some titles may be subject to publisher-imposed embargo periods.

• Factiva

  
  
  Successor to Dow Jones News Service, Factiva provides access to global news and business information, including newspapers, same-day newswires, company reports, and media programs. Usage info: Licensed for 4 simultaneous users. Access info: Historically Factiva only worked with IE version 5 or higher. Since then, several other browser options have been added.Classroom Instruction (for training classes only)

• Historical index to the New York times, 1851-1922

  
  

  Coverage:

  1863-1905 and 1913-Sept. 1922
  Fully searchable database of index entries to the New York times for the available date range; valuable reference material for students of nineteenth- and twentieth-century history.

• Journalism.org

  
  

  Coverage:

  2004-
  "The joint Internet presence of the Project for Excellence in Journalism and the Committee of Concerned Journalists. ... Designed to be a portal and a utility for people interested in journalism - citizens, news people or students. It offers a catalog of tools, techniques and ideas, lists of principles, empirical research, links to other journalism sites, job links, compilations of ethics codes and many other resources for journalists and citizens alike."--Frequently asked questions.

• LexisNexis academic

  
  
  Provides full-text documents from over 5,600 news, business, legal, medical, and reference publications, covering current news, business information, company directories, federal and state laws, regulations, legal cases, etc.

• London Times digital archive, 1785-1985 (see Times digital archive, 1785-1985)

  
  

• Los Angeles times (ProQuest historical newspapers)

  
  

  Coverage:

  1881-1985
  

• New York times (ProQuest historical newspapers)

  
  

  Coverage:

  1851-three years before present
  Searchable database with access to every page of every issue from cover to cover, with full-page and article images in downloadable PDF from the first issue in 1851 to three years before the current year. Additional year of coverage added once a year.

• Proquest Historical Newspapers

  
  
  Full text of major American newspapers

• Television news archive

  
  

  Coverage:

  1968- (ABC, CBS, NBC); 1995- (CNN)
  Searchable archive of abstracts of news broadcasts from 1968 to present (ABC, CBS, NBC), 1995 to present (CNN), selected content from PBS and FOX News. Selected online video content from CNN and NBC viewable with RealOne media player. Descriptive summaries of the Vanderbilt University collection of network television news programs and other news-related programming collected in its archive since August 5, 1968. Loan copies of videotapes in 3/4 inch U-matic & 1/2 inch VHS. format are available for a fee from the Archive.News programming available in the archive

• Times digital archive, 1785-1985

  
  

  Coverage:

  1785-1985
  A complete digital archive of The Times (London), including every article, advertisement and illustration.

• Wall Street journal (ProQuest historical newspapers)

  
  

  Coverage:

  1889-1989
  

• Washington post (ProQuest historical newspapers)

  
  

  Coverage:

  1877-1990
  

Other Journalism Resources

Places: United States

Formats: Electronic books and texts · Electronic journals · Photographs and images · Video recordings (DVDs, films, etc.)

Research tools: Encyclopedias · Guides and finding aids · Indexes and abstracts · Newspapers and news sources · Reviews (book, film, etc.)

E-Journal Collections: HighWire Press · MIT Press · Project Muse · Routledge · Sage Publications · ScienceDirect