On the main Research Guide to Politics are lists of periodical databases that the Ithaca College Library subscribes to and other library resources widely related to politics. On this page are web resources that are more specific to campaigns and elections plus media coverage of politics. For the most part the resources are freely available without subscription. Political viewpoints from both sides of the aisle are listed, although discretion was used in selecting the sites. Since there is an increasing blur between the lines between established journals, online journals, and blogs, all are listed. For less than current articles of journals and magazines, you may be better searching the periodical databases found on the main Research Guide to Politics.
| Daily Kos (the most visited lefty blog) has strong coverage of campaign politics. | Talking Points Memo is Josh Marshall's investigative (& liberal) daily blogzine. | Crooks & Liars is best known for its liberal bent & political video clips. | WhoRunsGov profiles politics & policy makers. Its Plumline features Greg Sargent |
| CQWeekly$ has merged with RollCall$, but CQPolitics & Political Wire continue. | National Journal$'s Hotline is only one of its several political blogs. | Politics Daily, from AOL, is also the current home of not quite daily David Corn. | Conservative Real Clear Politics links to news & opinion from various viewpoints. |
| Swing State Project, concentrates on congressional races. | The Raw Story calls itself an alternative news nexus. | Politico -- exemplar of post-print journalism or Republican shill? | Washington Independent from Center for Independent Media. |
| Progressive blogs: BalloonJuice, OpenLeft, Democratic Strategist, MyDD, TalkLeft, Eschaton (Atrios), Hullabaloo, AmericaBlog, Washington Note, FireDogLake & DragonFlyEye | Alternative news & opinion collectives: Democratic Underground, Leftyblogs: NY, ThinkProgress (Yglesias), AlterNet, TruthDig, Common Dreams, CredoAction, TomPaine.common sense & TruthOut. | Specially focused blogs: BradBlog [voting rights], BeliefNet's political blogs, Gristmill [environment], BAGNewsNotes [photoblog], Centerfield [centrist blogs] | Rightwing blogs & collectives: TownHall.com, Cato @ Liberty, Free Republic, NextRight, Outside the Beltway, Hot Air, Cold Hearted Truth, Patterico & Drudge Report. |
| PR Watch has goals of countering spin and promoting media literacy. Includes a blog by Wendell Potter, former health care public relations executive | Media Matters attempts to "correct conservative misinformation in the U.S. media." Also found here is Eric Alterman's Altercation. | ||
| Fact Checkers: Annenberg Center's FactCheck & St. Petersburg Times/CQ's PoliFact. | Stanford collects presidential campaign ads, as does Living Room Candidate. | ||
| In The Daily Howler Bob Somerby is frequently outraged with political media coverage. | techPresident covers political use of the web. | ||
| Editor and Publisher & CJRDaily monitor news reporting and political commentary. | Committee of Concerned Journalists offers commentary and research that is often related to campaign journalism. | ||
| Romenesko has been having journalism conversations for the Poynter Institute since 1999. | Media Research Center (CyberAlerts) & Newsbusters have the mission to expose the liberal media bias. |
