Trump Archive launched
Ahead of the inauguration the Internet Archive has launched its own special Trump collection. It currently has over 700 video, news broadcasts, televised debates and interviews online. There is also a fact checked file of statements made in the interviews which has been prepared by FactCheck.org, PolitiFact, and The Washington Post’s Fact Checker Fact Base […]
Digital Presidential transition
With the changeover to a new president the White House has announced its plans for archiving social media and website from the Obama administration. Other citizen initiatives include: ArchiveSocial: Obama Social Media Archive MIT Media Lab’s Electome group explores how the White House, President Obama, and the First Lady have used Twitter to communicate with […]
Hate crimes
MIC launches database of transgender murders A key initiative has recently been unveiled in tracking this underreported crime. The database provides data and visualizations of this horrendous crime in the USA 2010-2016. This article from GLAAD explains its significance. The Hate Index A new resource from the City University of New York Graduate School of Journalism‘s NYCity […]
Online newspaper archives
A really useful listing from Access to Mideast and Islamic Resources (AMIR) blog which draws together in one place an A-Z listing of links to news resources that can be difficult to trace via other means. It lists over 200 titles arranged by country of origin. Other good sources of historic newspapers it is worth […]
Congressional Record for the 1980s
Now available online via GOV Info the bound volumes from volume 127 (1981) to volume 147 (2001). The Congressional record is the official daily proceeding s of the United States Congress. This time period covers the presidency of Ronald Reagan the fall of the Berlin Wall and relating changes in international relations. See the press release […]
Online fact-checking – a growing trend
A recent report from the Reuters Institute has traced the rise of political fact-checking sites in Europe. It recorded 113 such groups are active today. More than 90% were established since 2010; about 50 launched in the past two years alone. The recent US election campaigns have raised issues of truth in the media. This […]
How many women have served in the US Congress?
Get the data from the latest Library of Congress CRS report Women in Congress, 1917-2016: Biographical and Committee Assignment Information and Listings by State and Congress. The 110 page document lists and provides biographic information on individuals as well as statistics on numbers, parties and roles. For more information on women and parliamentary representation worldwide […]
Presidential transition resources.
The Newseum front page archives is creating a web archive of worldwide newspaper front page images for election day so you can browse images of the headlines from hundreds of national and local American newspapers plus a wide selection of the international press. Scroll down to the date to see the Trump entries for November […]
WGBH Openvault – Historic US TV and radio
Free access to clips from the WGBH Media Library and archives which includes TV and radio programmes many with transcripts. Listen to Nixon campaigning in 1968 The organisation is a public service broadcaster and it includes key PBS broadcasts. Special collections include the 1983 history of the Vietnam war, plus highlights from the Educational Radio […]
Historic US election results
USA Presidential elections. Here are some historical data sources. Official vote counts for federal elections since 1920 from the official sources compiled by the Office of the Clerk. National Archives: Historical Election Results The Office of the Federal Register at the National Archives coordinates the functions of the Electoral College on behalf of the Archivist […]
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