Research Links
The sources on this page are not exhaustive, you can find reliable information on other sites. The sources on this page are here to help you think critically about source selection, give you a reliable page with sources you may not think of, and remind you of different categories of sources available for APHG research. Remember, don't cite CRAAP. Use the standards.
Sources for International News
1. World News Digest: World news organized and archived by country and topic or theme
http://wnd.infobaselearning.com/
2. Newsmap: News about most every country, mapped http://newsmap.jp/#/b,e,m,n,s,t,w/uk/view/
3. Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting: Global news archived around themes such as women or health
http://pulitzercenter.org/issues
4. The Guardian: A UK Newspaper that features a lot of global stories. www.theguardian.com/uk
5. Foreign Policy: A U.S. publication, lots of political news organized by global region. http://foreignpolicy.com/
6. National Geographic: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/
7. BBC British Broadcasting Corp. https://www.bbc.com/news/world
Sources for Demographic Data
Demography means to describe the population. Demographic data is data about people on various topics such as fertility rates, life expectancy or income. It is usually aggregated by country when used for this class.
1. The CIA World Fact Book: International Data as compiled by our own Central Intelligence Agency is searchable by country and explained. www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/
2. The Population Reference Bureau: For searchable data, click on data finder. http://www.prb.org/
3. United States Census Bureau: Every ten years, our government takes a count of us citizens, as required by the Constitution. It's all hear for us to look at and use. https://www.census.gov/data.html
4. The World Bank: This will be most useful when we study economic geography. Lots of global economic data because of the World Bank's role in development. Search by country or indicator http://data.worldbank.org/
5. OECD: Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. The mission of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) is to promote policies that will improve the economic and social well-being of people around the world. www.oecd.org/ Also check out the OECD's "Better Life Index," http://www.oecdbetterlifeindex.org/#/11111111411
Expert Writing from Respected Institutions
1. The U.S. Institute of Peace: Was created by Congress and President Reagan in 1986 and dedicated to the idea that a world without conflict is possible.
https://www.usip.org/issue-areas
2. The United Nations: Founded in 1945, the UN has 193 member states. A supranational organization operating at the global scale. www.un.org/en/index.html
3. USAID: Founded by John F. Kennedy in 1961, USAID is an agency of our federal government that distributes aid money globally. https://www.usaid.gov/
4. OXFAM: A large NGO (non-government organization) operating out of the UK and the United States and doing development work around the world. https://www.oxfamamerica.org/
Sources for International News
1. World News Digest: World news organized and archived by country and topic or theme
http://wnd.infobaselearning.com/
2. Newsmap: News about most every country, mapped http://newsmap.jp/#/b,e,m,n,s,t,w/uk/view/
3. Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting: Global news archived around themes such as women or health
http://pulitzercenter.org/issues
4. The Guardian: A UK Newspaper that features a lot of global stories. www.theguardian.com/uk
5. Foreign Policy: A U.S. publication, lots of political news organized by global region. http://foreignpolicy.com/
6. National Geographic: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/
7. BBC British Broadcasting Corp. https://www.bbc.com/news/world
Sources for Demographic Data
Demography means to describe the population. Demographic data is data about people on various topics such as fertility rates, life expectancy or income. It is usually aggregated by country when used for this class.
1. The CIA World Fact Book: International Data as compiled by our own Central Intelligence Agency is searchable by country and explained. www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/
2. The Population Reference Bureau: For searchable data, click on data finder. http://www.prb.org/
3. United States Census Bureau: Every ten years, our government takes a count of us citizens, as required by the Constitution. It's all hear for us to look at and use. https://www.census.gov/data.html
4. The World Bank: This will be most useful when we study economic geography. Lots of global economic data because of the World Bank's role in development. Search by country or indicator http://data.worldbank.org/
5. OECD: Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. The mission of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) is to promote policies that will improve the economic and social well-being of people around the world. www.oecd.org/ Also check out the OECD's "Better Life Index," http://www.oecdbetterlifeindex.org/#/11111111411
Expert Writing from Respected Institutions
1. The U.S. Institute of Peace: Was created by Congress and President Reagan in 1986 and dedicated to the idea that a world without conflict is possible.
https://www.usip.org/issue-areas
2. The United Nations: Founded in 1945, the UN has 193 member states. A supranational organization operating at the global scale. www.un.org/en/index.html
3. USAID: Founded by John F. Kennedy in 1961, USAID is an agency of our federal government that distributes aid money globally. https://www.usaid.gov/
4. OXFAM: A large NGO (non-government organization) operating out of the UK and the United States and doing development work around the world. https://www.oxfamamerica.org/