CM-113

Researching Current Events

Choose a Topic

Domestic Surveillance

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Mind Map

Ask Questions

Verbal Vomit

Gain a Foundation

Search for general information and gain a foundation of knowledge.

Wikipedia (Don’t Cite-Glean & chase footnotes)

Encyclopedia Britannica Academic Edition (AVL)

OneSearch Research starter

Government Documents USA.gov CIA.gov Congress.gov (primary legislation & arguments from policy

makers)

Analyze & Gather

Once informed access articles that analyze the event from different perspectives.

Opposing Viewpoints Database Great place for news and analysis of current events Argues both sides of the event (Don’t read until you have

a foundation) New York Times, Washington Post, and more

Be careful! There is a lot of crap Think Tanks

RAND: http://www.rand.org/ Brookings: http://www.brookings.edu/

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