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Global Events: Internet Resources

Resources on Global Events for assignment in Cultural Geography and Sociology (GEOG 102)

Fact Checkers

Evaluating sources

Some guidelines to help evaluate your research materials for accuracy and usefulness

Web Resources

Country Information

You may need to find background information about one or more countries in order to write intelligently about your selected issue. Here are some sources of information on countries of the world.

CIA World Factbook

Provides general, political, and economic information about countries of the world. Keep in mind that is a sourcebook for foreign policy and security information for the U. S. government.

Country Studies

More in-depth information from the Federal Government on selected countries around the world. Studies are updated on an irregular schedule.

InfoPlease Almanac

Basic information about countries of the world.

U. S.Bureau of the Census

International statistics, primarily on population and economics.

 More News Sources

 

Public Broadcasting Service

PBS offers articles and videos on a variety of topics of world importance.

British Broadcasting Corporation

The BBC is the public television and radio organization of the United Kingdom.

ABC

American commercial television network

CBS

American commercial television network.

NBC

American commercial television network

CNN

Cable Network news.

AL Jazeera

News direct from the Middle East.

Organizations

 

United Nations

Organization of American States

European Union

World Bank

World Trade Organization

Centers for Disease Control

World Health Organization

Doctors Without Borders

Amnesty International

Human Rights Watch

Women's Rights International

Institute on Poverty Research

WikiLeaks

 

 

 

 

 

Credits

This guide was developed by Leslie Murtha, Atlantic Cape Community College Libraries.
Published 2013.