Databases and Journals for Articles - COM 231 - Riehl - Research Guides at Wake Technical Community College

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CQ Researcher (opens in new window) This link opens in a new window
Provides articles on various topics with an introductory overview; background and chronology on the topic; an assessment of the current situation; tables and maps; pro/con statements from representatives of opposing positions; and bibliographies of key sources.
Opposing Viewpoints in Context (opens in new window) This link opens in a new window
Opposing Viewpoints in Context is the premier online resource covering today’s hottest social issues, from offshore drilling to climate change, health care to immigration.
ProQuest Central (opens in new window) This link opens in a new window
General reference database for over 175 subjects from magazines, journals and newspapers including peer-reviewed and scholarly works.
SIRS Issues Researcher (opens in new window) This link opens in a new window
SIRS Issues Researcher is an editorially curated pro/con database providing a framework for understanding and analyzing over 360 complex social issues with overviews, essential questions, viewpoints, and editorially selected primary and secondary sources.
US Newsstream (opens in new window) This link opens in a new window
News content from many national and international newspapers, newswires, and selected news magazines.
Wiley Online Library (opens in new window) This link opens in a new window
One of the largest and most authoritative collections of online journals, books, and research resources, covering life, health, social, and physical sciences.

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Applied Environmental Education and Communication (opens in new window)
Presents the latest developments in the fields of environmental social marketing, environmental education, and environmental health communication. Topics include public relations and outreach, worldwide education and communication campaigns, and more.
Communication Methods and Measures (ope
Publishes developments in qualitative and quantitative methodology in communication studies, focusing on improving research design and theory testing.
Communication Research (opens in new window)
This journal is peer-reviewed and published bi-monthly. It provides researchers and practitioners with the most up-to-date, comprehensive and important research on communication and its related fields.
Corporate Communications (opens in new window)
Includes articles on topics such as press and media relations, the relationship between communications and profitability, and effective employee communications.
Information, Communication & Society (opens in new window)
Information, Communication & Society (iCS) is concerned with a diverse range of issues relating to the development and application of information and communications technologies (ICTs).