Article databases
Article databases Search these databases for the articles you need in your study or research.
There are no specific journalism article databases so the key databases are:
Newspapers:
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Social media and broadcasting
Social media and broadcasting
Recorded television programmes from New Zealand and international channels plus Archives New Zealand footage.
Search the Archive catalogue to find New Zealand film, television and radio.
Footage dating from 1960 to present day.
Podcasts and social media
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Background information
Includes information on journalism in specific countries, changing technologies, legal and ethical issues.
Offers authoritative research reviews on a wide range of topics related to the current state and future of journalism.
A reference guide and resource on the rapidly growing and evolving field of journalism scholarship, providing information on its key concepts, theories, and methodologies.
Spans the breadth of communication studies, including coverage of theories, media and communication phenomena, research methods, problems, concepts, and geographical areas.
Covers the overlap of media studies and communication. The geopolitical studies on specific countries and areas are particularly interesting.
Research on the uses and impacts of media throughout the world.
Concepts and definitions
A collection of different dictionaries, including definitions of terms from many academic fields.
Official organisations and publications
Independent government funding agency with a comprehensive collection of research documents.
Provides information about broadcasting standards. Makes determinations on complaints about breaches of broadcasting standards.
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