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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