Online Writing Lab at Purdue University
Purdue University Owl: What Is Primary Research and How Do I Get Started?
Learn the difference types of primary sources and how to use them as a part of your research.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Colonial Society and Culture 1607 1754
Using primary sources, a self-assessment of Colonial Society and Culture (1607-1754).
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: The Second Continental Congress (1775)
An overview of the Second Continental Congress (1775).
Countries and Their Cultures
Countries and Their Cultures: Ahtna
The students will learn about the Ahtna people. Their origins and their culture.
Countries and Their Cultures
Countries and Their Cultures: Achumawi
The students will learn about the origins and the culture of the Achumawi people in northeast California.
Countries and Their Cultures
Countries and Their Cultures: Acadians
The students will learn about the origins of Acadia.
University of Washington
Bias in the News
This handy page clearly explains various ways in which bias can creep into news reports. Examples of each method are given.
University of Hawai'i
University of Hawaii: Have a Historical Question? Ask a Historian!
This site summarizes what a historian does, what tools they use, and how to prepare to ask a historical question.
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Written in Stone
A lesson that takes students through the process of examining tombstones as artifacts, identifying information that can be instrumental in investigating a community's past or an individual's genealogy. Students also make gravestone...
Other
How to Detect Media Bias & Propaganda [Pdf]
A portion of a larger book, this site is critical of journalism as it is presently practiced. This portion offers characteristics of critical news consumers.
Other
College of William & Mary: Historical Scene Investigation Project
Looking for a way for your students to use more primary sources? This website contain cases that give students experiences similar to those of a real historian.
Other
History Buff: History of Newspapers in 1930's Chicago
First-person recount of how journalism and the papers were affected by outside forces in the 1930s. One focus is on circulation, delivery, and problems faced because of crime.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Research Sources: Online Research Databases
This lesson discusses using research databases to conduct research.
Illinois Institute of Technology
Oyez Project: Masson v. New Yorker Magazine, Inc. (1991)
This summary examines the impact of the 1991 US Supreme Court decision regarding the attribution of quotes to sources used in journalistic articles. Includes links to the full case, audio files, and how the justices voted on the case.
TES Global
Blendspace: Primary & Secondary Sources
A twelve-part learning module with links to texts, videos, quizzes, images, and websites to use while learning about primary and secondary research sources.
TES Global
Blendspace: Primary Sources
A learning module with twenty-three links to videos, texts, images, websites, texts, and a quiz about primary sources.
Other
Expert click.com: Yearbook of Experts
This site, which is provided for by Expert Click.com, gives an online encyclopedia of sources for journalists and broadcasters.
Lumen Learning
Lumen: Evaluating Sources: Introduction to Print Sources
This is an introduction to evaluate methods to assess the quality of print sources such as daily newspapers, magazines, academic or trade journals, books, government reports, etc.
Lumen Learning
Lumen: Evaluating Sources: Putting It Together: Evaluating Sources
This is a summary of evaluating sources using the CAARP analysis method including questions to ask yourself about each source. W.9-10.8 Sources
Lumen Learning
Lumen: Using Sources: Introduction to Establishing Source Credibility
This is an introduction to establishing credibility by using appropriate integration of source material. Click on the Next button at the bottom right to get to more information about how to establish credibility through integration....
CNN
Cnn: News or Entertainment?
This article describes the controversy surrounding tabloid news shows looking for exemption from the TV rating system.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Secondary Source
This brief Wikipedia encyclopedia article explains the difference between primary and secondary sources.
San Diego State University
Glossary of Journalism Terms
A brief glossary of terms that relate to journalism.