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Dorothy Bowles |
Political Communication Sites
Advertising
A collection of political TV ads.
The Annenberg Public Policy Center of the
University of Pennsylvania
Archive
of TV ads (from CNN & Time)
The 30-second
candidate
See how a political idea is transformed into a 30-second television ad at this
site sponsored by Wisconsin Public Television
Political
Advertising
A large collection of links from the University of Iowa Department of
Communication Studies
Campaigns & Elections
The online edition of Campaigns & Elections
magazine is loaded with articles providing advice and media guidance for
candidates and their staffs.
Center for American Women and Politics
Research, education and public service center at Rutgers University. The
"Get Connected" page contains many links to women in politics and
related sites.
The Center for Civic Education
This is a nonprofit, nonpartisan educational corporation, started in 1964,
dedicated to fostering the development of informed, responsible participation
in civic life by citizens committed to values and principles fundamental to
American constitutional democracy.
Center for Democracy and Citizenship
Center for Public
Integrity
The Center for Public Integrity's mission is to
provide the American public with the findings of its investigations and
analyses of public service, government accountability, and ethics-related
issues via books, reports and newsletters. The Center is a non-profit,
non-partisan educational organization.
Commission on Presidential Debates
Transcripts of presidential debates. Also includes historical material
beginning with the 1858 Illinois Senate debate between Lincoln and Douglas.
This nonprofit, nonpartisan corporation, sponsored all the presidential debates
in 1988, 1992 and 1996. Transcripts are available in several foreign languages
in addition to English.
Follow the Money. Several sites
listed on this page provide information about campaign financing. Who is giving
Center
for Responsive Politics is a non-partisan,
non-profit research group based in Washington, D.C. that tracks money in
politics, and its effect on elections and public policy. The Center conducts
computer-based research on campaign finance issues for the news media,
academics, activists, and the public at large. The CenterĖs work is aimed at
creating a more educated voter, an involved citizenry, and a more responsive
government.
Project Vote Smart provides campaign
finance and other information about 13,000 candidates for public office from
President of the United States down to state legislature.
Civic
Journalism: A New Approach to Citizenship
Examples of civic journalism projects in the
United States.
Civic Practices Network
Civic Practices Network (CPN) is a collaborative
and nonpartisan project bringing together a diverse array of organizations and
perspectives within the new citizenship movement. CPN shares a commitment to
bring practical methods for public problem solving. CPN is designed to bring
schooling for active citizenship.
Democratic
National Committee
Sponsored by Democratic Party. Press releases,
action center, voter outreach, GOP watch, party headquarters.
FreedomChannel.com
Offers links to groups and organizations associated with public policy issues
sampled in the Hart-Teeter poll. This site also includes links to several
useful voter information sites, as well as to participating presidential
campaigns.
Google's
Politics Directory
A directory of political links from one of the largest search engines.
Western
Knight Center for Specialized Journalism: Campaign Coverage
Campaign Coverage: From the Checkbook to
the Ballot Box seminar site. Here you'll find extensive coverage from this
Western Knight Center seminar, which was held in Los Angeles March 31st to
April 3rd, 2004. This seminar was held in conjunction with the Seldon Ring
Awards and the Center for Responsive Politics.
Historical Look at Past Elections:
These two sites include
political cartoons and
prints from "Harper's Weekly," "Vanity Fair," "Frank
Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper," "Puck," and the Library of
Congress political print collection.
Library of Congress
Political Prints, 1766-1876
Presidential Elections,
1860-1884
The National Election
Studies (NES)
The mission of the National Election Studies
(NES) is to produce high quality data on voting, public opinion, and political
participation that serve the research needs of social scientists, teachers,
students, policy makers and journalists concerned with the theoretical and
empirical foundations of mass politics in a democratic society.
New York Times selective guide to political sites
Pew Research Center for
the People and the Press
An independent opinion research group, sponsored by The Pew Charitable Trusts,
that studies public attitudes toward the press, politics and public policy
issues. The Center's main purpose is to serve as a forum for ideas on the media
and public policy through its research.
Political
Humor
Your one-stop shop for all the latest political ridicule from the late-night TV
shows. And more.
Political Insider
A general politics site, The Political Insider
has a daily e-mail briefing of news and opinion summaries -- a particularly
good starting point for each day's on-the-Web political discussions.
Working-Paper Sites of
Political Science
Includes working papers from professors, primarily from political science
departments at many U.S. universities.
Politics Online
One of an increasing number of sites aimed
primarily at campaign managers and fund raisers. Contains interesting
compilations of resources and press clippings in the Media Reference Center and
also in NetPulse, the free bi-weekly e-Journal of Politicking on the Internet.
Politics
Research Group Working Papers
A section devoted to political communications is included in this group of
full-text research papers from the Harvard University Kennedy School of
Government Politics Research Group.
Politics1.com
Directory of US Political Parties
This site describes political parties, including ones you've probably never
heard of. The very large site includes descriptions of national, state and
local political candidates, political issues and debates and much, much more.
Polls. Here are some polling results on Campaign 2000 and other public issues.
Polling Report An independent, nonpartisan resource on trends in
American public opinion. Includes polls on Campaign 2000.
Roper Poll (polling
results)
National Election
Studies from the University of Michigan
(includes data sets and codebooks for surveys; searchable site)
National Network
of State Polls (NNSP)
The National Network of State Polls (NNSP) is a confederation of organizations
that conduct state-level surveys.
The New York Times (polling news and poll watch)
Pew Research
Center for the People and the Press
USA TODAY/CNN/Gallup Poll results
Project Vote Smart
A national library of factual information on
13,000 candidates for public office from President of the United States down to
state legislature. Project Vote Smart covers them in five basic areas:
backgrounds, issue positions, voting records, campaign finances, performance
evaluations made by over 100 to liberal to conservative special interest
groups.
Public Agenda Online
This site calls itself "the inside source
for public opinion and policty analysis. Claims to be nonpartisan in covering
issues. Includes briefings on presidential election 2000 policy options and
public attitudes as well as the candidates' positions.
Public Opinion Quarterly
(index of entries for Political Communication)
Republican National Committee
Sponsored by Republican Party. Press releases,
2000 platform, party history and more.
A selection of links to newspapers and other news sources in various nations
SpeakOut.com
This site bills itself as "the place to go to make a difference. To not
only learn about issues, but react to them."
Stateline.org
This Web site was founded to help journalists,
policy makers and engaged citizens become better informed about innovative
public policies. Administered by the Pew Center for the States at the
University of Richmond, this site assembles and reports on current issues on
the public agenda at the state level.
U. S. Government Printing Office
This is a great resource for searching the
Congressional Record and hundreds of other documents and databases.
Useful Sources
for Information about Political Communication
A Search Strategy Format from The Ohio State University libraries.
Washington Post On Politics section
White House 2004, gearing
up for the next presidential race
Lots of good information on 2000 presidential
campaign. Definitely worth checking; contains a search engine. Compiled by
Professor Avi Bass, Northern Illinois University.
Western
Knight Center for Specialized Journalism: Campaign Coverage
Campaign Coverage: From the Checkbook to
the Ballot Box seminar site. Here you'll find extensive coverage from this
Western Knight Center seminar, which was held in Los Angeles March 31st to
April 3rd, 2004. This seminar was held in conjunction with the Seldon Ring
Awards and the Center for Responsive Politics.