Explore Here: RESEARCH HELP! Approved Sources

**This is a list to get your brain rolling, there are others that are viable, remember NOT “pedia” sources!!

How to vet a source:

1. Look at the end; does it have a .edu or .gov?
2. Look at the ABOUT/CONTACT LINK
   • Do they have a PHYSICAL ADDRESS? Like an office that we could go to with questions?
   • Do they have bios for their writers that you could see?
3. Are they affiliated with OTHER Approved Sources? (EX: NASA, the Smithsonian, etc)
4. Do they have credentials (like are they a doctor or something like that?)
5. Still not sure, Tag Mrs. Reed with THE WEB LINK on the OFFICE HOURS Channel & what you have already done to vette this source!

NOTE: Approved ROOT SOURCES below WILL BE DECLINED if it has a /blog, or /opinion, or /editorial in the rest of the web address.

HOW DO I RESEARCH ON THESE SOURCES?

1. Go to Google.com
2. Put in your topic (or logical synonyms) & the ROOT SOURCE
   • EX:  Need for arts funding CNN
   • EX: Elective Budgets in Schools NPR

This type of researching will give you back articles from the Approved sources!

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Many of these sources have sub sections like Sports, Entertainment, Politics, World Affairs, Money, etc.

Broadcast Media

• ABC News: https://abcnews.go.com
• CBS News: https://www.cbsnews.com
• NBC News: https://www.nbcnews.com
• BBC News: https://www.bbc.com/news

Cable News Media

• CNN: https://www.cnn.com
• MSNBC: https://www.msnbc.com
• PBS News Hour: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/

Mainstream news

• New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com
• Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/?noredirect=on
• Los Angeles Times: https://www.latimes.com
• Chicago Tribune: https://www.chicagotribune.com
• Miami Herald: https://www.miamiherald.com
• The New Yorker: https://www.newyorker.com
• The New York Post: https://nypost.com/
• NPR: https://www.npr.org
• PBS: https://www.pbs.org
• USA Today: https://www.usatoday.com/
• Seattle Times: https://www.seattletimes.com
• Huffington Post: https://www.huffingtonpost.com/
• The Telegraph: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/
• Wall Street Journal: https://www.wsj.com/
• The Today Show: https://www.today.com/
• The Guardian (International): https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news
• The Daily Mail (International): https://www.dailymail.co.uk/ushome/index.html
• The Conversation: https://theconversation.com/
• The Pew Research Center (Polling): https://www.pewresearch.org/
• Electronic Privacy Information Center (Policy): https://epic.org/
• The Canadian Parliament (Government): https://lop.parl.ca/
• The United Nations (Government): https://www.unodc.org/
• Middle East Policy Council (Government): https://mepc.org/

Magazines/Books

• Time: http://time.com
• Life: http://time.com/photography/life/
• National Geographic: https://www.nationalgeographic.com
• Forbes ($): https://forbes.com/#71ef30ec68a7
• The Economist ($): https://www.economist.com/
• World Literacy Foundation: https://worldliteracyfoundation.org/
• The Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting: https://investigatemidwest.org/
• International Bar Association (Legal): https://www.ibanet.org/
• The National Law Review (Legal): https://www.natlawreview.com/

Sports/Gaming/Tech

• ESPN: http://www.espn.com
• Game Informer: https://www.gameinformer.com
• Wired: https://www.wired.com
• The Primary Source for the League (Ex: NFL: https://www.nfl.com)

Science

• The Planetary Society: https://www.planetary.org/
• BBC Science Focus Magazine (International): https://www.sciencefocus.com/
• Science Daily: https://www.sciencedaily.com/
• Science X (International): https://sciencex.com/
• The European Space Agency (International): https://www.esa.int/

Medical

• National Institute of Health: https://www.nih.gov
• Mayo Clinic: https://www.mayoclinic.org
• Johns Hopkins University : https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/research/index.html
• American Association of Retired Persons (AARP): https://www.aarp.org
• St Jude’s Medical Research : https://www.stjude.org
• Psychology Today: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us
• American Psychological Association (APA): https://www.apa.org/
• The Centers for Disease Control (CDC): https://www.cdc.gov/
• American Academy of Pediatrics: https://www.aap.org/
• For Fitness-Sports Rec: https://www.sportsrec.com/
• Heathline Magazine: https://www.healthline.com/
• Concussions: https://www.concussion.org/

Entertainment/Film/Music/Fashion

• Variety Magazine: https://variety.com
• Entertainment Weekly: https://ew.com
• Rolling Stone: https://www.rollingstone.com
• BET: https://www.bet.com/news.html
• People Magazine: https://people.com
• Vanity Fair: https://www.vanityfair.com
• Vogue: https://www.vogue.com
• Elle: https://www.elle.com
• New York Film Academy: https://www.nyfa.edu/
• The No Film School: https://nofilmschool.com/
• NSS Mag (International Fashion & Culture): https://www.nssmag.com/en

Research/Museums

• The Smithsonian: https://www.smithsonianmag.com
• The Metropolitan Museum: https://metmuseum.org
• Oxford University Press: https://academic.oup.com/journals
• The Royal Museums Greenwich (International): https://www.rmg.co.uk/

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How to Use http://www.citationmachine.net/mla

• Make sure you have selected correct type of source (Print/Web/etc)
• Start to Fill in the blanks on the page (See labeled image below)
• Add Annotation if Needed
• Click “Create Citation”
• Click “Copy”
• Go to your MLA Set up Annotated Bibliography or Works Cited, click CRTL + V and that will paste
• CHECK FOR PROPER HANGING INDENT & IN ABC ORDER!!!!

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Thank you,

Mrs. Reed

Updated 12/6/2020