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WRITING AND CARTOGRAPHY
DATABASES
- Country Profiles Instant guide to history, politics, and economics by country from the BBC.
- Crop Origins Explore the geographic origins of our food crops – where they were initially domesticated and evolved over time – and discover how important these “primary regions of diversity” are to our current diets and agricultural production areas.
- Earth Observer Satellite imagery and maps showing environmental change from NASA.
- Ecological Footprints by Nation Data on biocapacity and ecological footprints around the world.
- Foreign Policy Explainers Background information and detailed descriptions of foreign policy issues from the Council on Foreign Relations.
- Fragile States Index Analysis of governmental stability, economic strength, and social unrest around the world.
- Freedom Index An annual assessment of political rights and civil liberties created by the non-profit organization Freedom House.
- Gap Minder Interactive data sets for producing graphs and maps.
- Global Slavery Index Data and reports on forced labor and human trafficking.
- Human Rights Watch Reports Reports on press freedom, civil liberties, and human rights.
- Our World In Data Database of charts and graphs on global trends and international problems. Used by reputable news sources for articles across the political spectrum.
- Women, Peace, Security Index An annual assessment of women's well being and empowerment created by Georgetown University.
- World Fact Book Statistics and descriptive analysis of world regions and countries by the CIA.
- World Heritage List Maps and descriptions of the world heritage sites designated for United Nations protections.
GEOGRAPHY NEWS
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ONLINE JOURNALISM
Global Coverage
- The Associated PressNon-profit news agency headquartered in New York with regional bureaus throughout the world.
- BBC World ServiceThe British Broadcasting Corporation is the largest media broadcaster in the world.
- International Press ServiceNon-profit news agency presenting marginalized voices and issues from the developing world.
- The New York TimesGlobally influential daily newspaper headquartered in New York with liberal editorial stance.
- ReutersCanadian owned news agency headquartered in London with regional bureaus around the world.
- Scientific AmericanMonthly magazine focused on reporting the latest findings from scientific research.
- VoxPrivately owned media company founded in 2014 with a focus on explanatory visual journalism.
- The Wall Street JournalGlobally influential daily newspaper headquartered in New York with conservative editorial stance.
- The World PodcastNon-profit public radio program from Boston. Broadcast on National Public Radio.
- Yale 360University run online magazine focused on environmental issues.
Regional Perspectives
