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NEWSWEEKResearchNet

ELECTION 2000

News Div. Panel :“Politics and News Research”

SLA Conference, News Div., June 12, 2000

Madeline Cohen, Dir. Newsweek Research Centercohenm@newsweek.com

PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION 2000INTRANET SOURCES

• Newsweek’s ResearchNet - Outline of Election Topics

• Criteria for Selection of Sources

• “Intranet Toolkit” Searches

• Examples of web sites containing specialized data

MAJOR TOPIC FOLDERS

ELECTION PORTAL SITES OR UNIQUE ELECTION SITES

Links to stored searches on ProQuest and Nexis.

These search links were created using Toolkits from ProQuest and Nexis.

Searches are re-run each time you click on the links so that search results are refreshed and up-to-date.

Links to stored searches on ProQuest and Nexis.

These search links were created using Toolkits from ProQuest and Nexis.

Searches are re-run each time you click on the links so that search results are refreshed and up-to-date.

PROQUEST PERIODICAL DATABASE SEARCH ON GEORGE W. BUSH AS A “NAMED PERSON”.

UPDATE SEARCHES RETRIEVE THE 50 MOST CURRENT ARTICLES.

PROQUEST PERIODICAL DATABASE SEARCH ON GEORGE W. BUSH AS A “NAMED PERSON”.

UPDATE SEARCHES RETRIEVE THE 50 MOST CURRENT ARTICLES.

NEXIS SEARCH ON FDCH TRANSCRIPTS WITH GEORGE W. BUSH AS SPEAKER

NEXIS SEARCH ON NEWS (current 90 days; NOT FDCH or FEDNEWS):

HLEAD(BUSH) AND ATLEAST8(BUSH) AND LENGTH>800

NEXIS SEARCH ON NEWS (current 90 days; NOT FDCH or FEDNEWS):

HLEAD(BUSH) AND ATLEAST8(BUSH) AND LENGTH>800

From the Center for Public Integrity

Special Reports on Candidates’ Advisors

Excellent sites for tracking issuesExcellent sites for tracking issues

Candidates’ Positions

Keyword Search by Topic/Candidate

Reports and Analysis

From Project Vote Smart

(Center for National Independence in Politics)

From Project Vote Smart

(Center for National Independence in Politics)

Search on EDUCATION

Search GORE’s Web Site

Web Links to Full Text Statements

Links to “Think Pieces” by Experts

Specialized Sites With Unique Data

Results By YearResults By Year Results By StateResults By State

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Sources"The Trouble With Al," by Daniel Klaidman and Karen Breslau, Newsweek, September 22, 1997 p39"Gore Faces More Revelations About His Fundraising Involvement," Wall Street Journal, September 5, 1997 pA1 Washington Wire column"Gore is Linked to John Huang on 1989 Trip," by Glenn Simpson, Wall Street Journal, December 13, 1996 pA16"The Golden Gore Touch Turns to Velcro," Albert Hunt's editorial column, Wall Street Journal, March 13, 1997 pA15"Gore Put at Center of Demos Soliciting,", by Bob Woodward, Washington Post News Service, in San Francisco Examiner, March 2, 1997 p A-7

Tobacco Hypocrisy"Gore talks smoking with Sealth students", by Gloria Kruzner, West Seattle Herald, December 24, 1997"'Numbness' Let Gore Accept Tobacco Help," San Francisco Chronicle, August 30, 1996

Campaign Finance Reform

Character

Economic Issues

Education

Campaign Finance Reform

Character

Economic Issues

Education

Keyword Search Speeches and Interviews

Search on Social Security/

Statements by BUSH

Search on Social Security/

Statements by BUSH

Excerpt where keywords appear

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List of Women Candidates for 2000, By State

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