JOMC 153-7: News Writing

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Stephanie Willen Brown
Director, Park Library
swbrown@unc.edu
phone: 919.843.8300

Park Library Hours
Spring 2011
M-Th, 8:30 am - 6 pm
Friday, 8:30 am - 4 pm
919.843.8299

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America's Newspapers ... NC Newspapers
Over 900 U.S. newspapers including 50 NC newspapers such as The (Raleigh) News & Observer, The (Durham) Herald-Sun, The Greensboro News & Record, and The Charlotte Observer. Also includes The New York Times, The Washington Post and more. 1990s to present.

Newspaper Source Plus
Over 1,500 US and foreign newspapers, including 50 from North Carolina. News transcripts from TV and radio. 1990s-present.

LexisNexis
Thousands of US and foreign newspapers. 1990s-present.

Demographic Resources for NC & the U.S.

Crime in North Carolina
Includes 2008 Annual Summary Report, plus data back to 1993. Also links to NC Sex Offender Registry and Concealed Handgun Permits. See also the Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics with U.S. data; some data includes state breakdowns.

American Factfinder (Census data)
Census data from the US. Includes 2000 final data, as well as more current American Community Survey results. Data broken out by town, ZIP code, county, state, and more. See NC Census Lookup for 1990 + 2000 final data. See Selected Historical Decennial Census for earlier census data.

North Carolina Public Schools Data & Reports
Includes statistical reports, summary data on student enrollment and finances, budget highlights, free & reduced meals data, and more. Most reports in pdf format.

More NC Material

LINC (Log Into North Carolina)
NC statistical data in: Population and Housing, Health, Social and Human Services, Law Enforcement, Courts, Environment, Recreation, Energy and Utilities, Government, Employment and Income, Business and Industry, Agriculture & Transportation.

NC.gov
Official portal of the North Carolina state government.

North Carolina Encyclopedia
Overview of North Carolina people, government, history, and resources of North Carolina. (from the State Library of North Carolina)

North Carolina Resources
Links to NC General Assembly bills, school statistical profiles, health data, and demographic material. (from NC Live)

In the Library 

Print versions of North Carolina and national newspapers
Including: The (Raleigh) News & Observer, The New York Times,The Wall Street Journal, and The Washington Post. Also: Chapel Hill and Our State magazines.

Stylebooks
Including the Associated Press Stylebook and the JOMC School Stylebook (pdf)