SPCM 1315: Fundamentals of Communication

Independent website with information on controversial subjects. From the site: "ProCon.org is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit public charity that has no government affiliations of any kind. Our purpose is to provide resources for critical thinking and to educate without bias. We do not express opinions on our research projects ("issue websites")."

Search for demographic data in the U.S. From the U.S. Census Bureau.

Comprehensive summary of statistics in the United States. The program discontinued in October 2011, but the 2012 Abstract and previous editions are available through this website.

From the site: "The Pew Research Center’s Global Attitudes Project conducts public opinion surveys around the world on a broad array of subjects ranging from people’s assessments of their own lives to their views about the current state of the world and important issues of the day. More than 270,000 interviews in 57 countries have been conducted as part of the project’s work."

Cybertext that provides a Mass Communication overview including history.

Contains information on journalism values, standards, and also style guidelines.

Provides links to over 5,000+ full text, audio and video (streaming) versions of public speeches, sermons, legal proceedings, lectures, debates, interviews, and other recorded media events.

"This book contains definitions and examples of more than sixty traditional rhetorical devices, (including rhetorical tropes and rhetorical figures) all of which can still be useful today to improve the effectiveness, clarity, and enjoyment of your writing. Note: This book was written in 1980, with some changes since."