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Contents 1 Business Ethics 2 Communication Studies 3 Freedom of Speech 4 Hot Topics 5 Opinion 6 Public Issues 7 Statistics

Business Ethics

• Markkula Center for Applied Ethics: Business Ethics
  "Articles, cases, and links on corporate governance, organizational ethics, creating an ethical culture, and global business ethics...."
  URL: http://scu.edu/ethics/practicing/focusareas/business/ Added: September 15, 2011

Communication Studies

• Online Communication Studies Resources from the University of Iowa
  Topics include advertising, media, film, gender, race, political communication, rhetorical studies, among others.
  URL: http://www.uiowa.edu/~commstud/resources/ Added: September 15, 2011

• Annenberg Public Policy Center
  Areas of interest include political communication, information and society, media and the developing child among others.
  URL: http://www.annenbergpublicpolicycenter.org/ Added: September 15, 2011

• The Center for Public Integrity
  The Center for Public Integrity is dedicated to producing original investigative journalism about significant public issues to make institutional power more transparent and accountable.
  URL: http://www.publicintegrity.org/ Added: September 15, 2011

Freedom of Speech

• First Amendment Center
  "Comprehensive research coverage of key First Amendment issues and topics, daily First Amendment news, a unique First Amendment Library and guest analyses by respected legal specialists."
  URL: http://www.firstamendmentcenter.org/ Added: September 15, 2011

Hot Topics

• Best Information on the Net
  Hot topics.
  URL: http://library.sau.edu/bestinfo/ Added: September 15, 2011

Opinion

• Roper Center for Public Opinion Research
  Located at the University of Connecticut, the "Roper Center for Public Opinion Research is one of the world's leading archives of social science data, specializing in data from surveys of public opinion."
  URL: http://ropercenter.uconn.edu/ Added: September 15, 2011

• Public Agenda Online
  "For over a quarter of a century, Public Agenda has been providing unbiased and unparalleled research that bridges the gap between American leaders and what the public really thinks about issues ranging from education to foreign policy to immigration to religion and civility in American life."
  URL: http://www.publicagenda.org/ Added: September 15, 2011

• The Gallup Poll
  One of the best known polling companies. The online version contains both free and subscription information.
  URL: http://www.galluppoll.com/ Added: September 15, 2011

• Polling Report.com
  "An independent, nonpartisan resource on trends in American public opinion."
  URL: http://www.pollingreport.com/ Added: September 15, 2011

Public Issues

• Council on Foreign Relations
  "Current political and economic issues succinctly explained."
  URL: http://www.cfr.org/publication/by_type/backgrounder.html Added: September 15, 2011

• Policy Archive
  "...summaries and full texts, videos, reports, briefs, and multimedia material of think tank, university, government, and foundation-funded policy research."
  URL: https://www.policyarchive.org/ Added: September 15, 2011

• Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life
  "...seeks to promote a deeper understanding of issues at the intersection of religion and public affairs."
  URL: http://pewforum.org/ Added: September 15, 2011

• Annenberg Public Policy Center
  Areas of interest include political communication, information and society, media and the developing child among others.
  URL: http://www.annenbergpublicpolicycenter.org/ Added: September 15, 2011

Statistics

• Map Gallery of Ethnic Groups in the United States
  The 2000 Census provides the latest information about the many ethnic and ancestry groups in the United States. The following series of county-level choropleth maps, which reveals the distribution of many of these groups, draws on this resource. The maps are in PDF format and require the free Adobe Reader to view.
  URL: http://www.valpo.edu/geomet/geo/courses/geo200/usa_maps.html Added: September 15, 2011

• International DataBase
  The International Database includes Country Rankings (Largest countries for any year, 1950 to 2050) and World Population Information (Global population trends, links to historical population estimates, population clocks, and estimates of population, births, and deaths occurring each year, day, hour, or second.)
  URL: http://www.census.gov/ipc/www/idb/ Added: September 15, 2011

• The Gallup Poll
  One of the best known polling companies. The online version contains both free and subscription information.
  URL: http://www.galluppoll.com/ Added: September 15, 2011

• Finding Data on the Internet
  Created by journalist Robert Niles. Contains links to statistics on a wide variety of topics. Explains statistical terms and concepts.
  URL: http://nilesonline.com/data/ Added: September 15, 2011

• National Center for Health Statistics
  "A rich source of information about America's health" including diseases and conditions, health care and insurance, injuries, life stages and populations, and lifestyle.
  URL: http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/ Added: September 15, 2011

• UN Data
  "Statistical information from member states on a variety of topics... [including] Agriculture, Crime, Education, Employment, Energy, Environment, Health, HIV/AIDS, Human Development, Industry, and Communication Technology, National Accounts, Population, Refugees, Tourism, Trade"
  URL: http://data.un.org/ Added: September 15, 2011

• U.S. Census Bureau Facts for Features
  Facts for Features and Special Editions consist of collections of statistics from the Census Bureau's demographic and economic subject areas intended to commemorate anniversaries or observances or to provide background information for topics in the news.
  URL: http://www.census.gov/newsroom/releases/archives/facts_for_features_special_editions/ Added: September 15, 2011

• State and County QuickFacts
  Quick, easy access to facts about people, business and geography
  URL: http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/ Added: September 15, 2011

• Geographic Information Systems Mapping Services through PolicyMap
  All the data you need. All in one place. All online. PolicyMap is a revolutionary, easy, new way to explore geographic data through maps, tables and reports.
  URL: http://www.policymap.com/index.html Added: September 15, 2011

• National Priorities Project
  "National Priorities Project analyzes and clarifies federal data so that people can understand and influence how their tax dollars are spent."
  URL: http://www.nationalpriorities.org/ Added: September 15, 2011

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