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Subjects: Media & Journalism, MEJO: School of Media & Journalism, School of Media & Journalism

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Fancy Google Searches

"job hunt" networking statistics OR data

transparency news OR journalism

Statista = Great Statistics!

Information about consumer habits and preferences.

Look at data like podcasting in the U.S. and news in the U.S .

Find Scholarly, Trade, & Newspaper Articles

(Search Academic Search Premier, Business Source Premier, & Communication and Mass Media Complete together)

Search suggestions:

"case stud*" and podcast*
audience AND (news* w5 (internet or online or web* or electronic) ) AND ( develop* or subscri* or engag* or participat* )

People & County Info.

Data Axle Reference Solutions
Search the White Pages to find individuals.
Or find business info. for over 14 million companies. Formerly known as ReferenceUSA.
Access: Off Campus Access is available for: UNC-Chapel Hill students, faculty, and staff; UNC Hospitals employees; UNC-Chapel Hill affiliated AHEC users. North Carolina residents with a borrower's card may access from off campus by visiting NCLive directly. Contact the Davis Library Service Desk for the NCLive password (instructions).
Coverage: Current information only

Access N.C.
North Carolina economic data, including demographic reports, labor market, and education data. Compare data from N.C. to other states.

Library Session Slides

Library Session March 08, 2022

Class Jamboard

Census Data

Data USA
Demographic, economic, other statistical data, and data visualizations for towns, counties, states, and the United States. Includes graphics and ability to export data to CSV. Uses U.S. Census and other public data.

Social Explorer
U.S. and international data from 1790 to present. Data includes U.S. census data, Market Profile Data, and World Development Indicators from 1970-2015. Create maps or download data into Excel .
Access: Off Campus Access is available for: UNC-Chapel Hill students, faculty, and staff; UNC Hospitals employees; UNC-Chapel Hill affiliated AHEC users.

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