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Blogs & Twitters

About Blogs and Twitter Feeds in the News

Reporters Without Borders: Internet Journalism
- Articles about bloggers, internet freedoms, and online journalism worldwide

Blogs

Daily News Gems, by Bill Lucey
- Blog covers newspaper history, baseball, American politics, and other current issues
Mediactive, by Dan Gillmor
- Searchable blog articles on responsible journalism, media freedom, social media, current news, etc.
Blog Search: Access World News (Newsbank)
- Blogs (2003-present) from college, university, and newspaper sources (North American sources only as of September 30, 2014)

Nexis Uni This link opens in a new window
- Wide range of news, business, legal, and reference information from many news sources, 20+ years [most in full text]
- TIP: Search your keyword/subject first, then choose the Publication Type "Blogs" within your results
- Nexis Uni Tutorials via YouTube:
- How to Use the Advanced Search Form: Useful for choosing just a particular content type (such as news) and automatically adjusting the document segments
- Navigating Your Profile Settings: Necessary to set up alerts, create a history of searches and customize settings
- How to Search from the Home Page: General search techniques
- How to Select Sources and Create Permalinks: Helps to narrow your search and easily create links for later use
Provides access to a wide range of news, business, legal, and reference information. Covers many news sources for 20 years. Court cases and statutes from all federal and state jurisdictions are included. Most resources can be searched in full text.

Twitter

Muck Rack: Features journalists active on Twitter and other social media

Muck Rack Daily
- Free digest of journalism on Twitter, written by journalists
Muck Rack Newsroom
- "Stories journalists are talking about"
Muck Rack: Media Outlets
- Directory of thousands of publications, many listing associated journalists and other info
- Examples include: ABC News, Advertising Age, BBC News, Newsweek, U.S. News & World Report, Wall Street Journal