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PEAC 071B: Strategy and Nonviolent Struggle (SC)
Peace Studies / Sociology / Political Science 71B: Lee Smithey - Spring 2019
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How to Find Research (Books, Articles)
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Tips: Organizing Your Research
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Tips: Advanced Google Searching
Recommended Sources on Nonviolent Action
More: Finding Statistics & Data
Still stuck? (more strategies)
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Social Media Research Tools
Explore a topic, term, or hashtag:
CrowdTangle
Chrome extension that lets you track shares of a link across public Facebook posts.
Learn more about the capabilities and limitations of CrowdTangle.
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Requires a Facebook account.
How to do research using:
TikTok and Telegram
Social search techniques including finding groups and images, avoiding filter bubbles, and using Google to search these sites
Instagram
Social search techniques for Instagram, including using Google Images to find Instagram posts and different options for location-based searching
LinkedIn
Shows techniques for searching LinkedIn, including how to uncover different kinds of information by using Google to search LinkedIn
Facebook
Discusses how to navigate Facebook personalisation of search results to use this platform for research
Twitter
Techniques for searching Twitter and examples of what you can find using different approaches
Identify trends and popular stories
Trends24
Lists the top trending topics on Twitter every hour; lets you focus on a specific country or city
AlgoTransparency (Youtube)
Identifies the most recommended videos on YouTube
How-To & Data Journalism Resources
Data Driven Journalism
Useful analysis and context for data journalism work. Covers current issues in data journalism (e.g.
political bots
). Highlights award-winning reporting and projects (e.g.
European Press Prize- 5 shortlisted stories
.)
Learn how to
analyze social media ads
and
spot bots
from the
Verification Handbook
.
Global Investigative Journalism Network: Data Journalism
Features visualizations, analysis, and award-winning data journalism from around the world.
Using social media to find the news
Excellent guide from FirstDraft.
Walks you through effective ways to find content from Twitter, Facebook, and other platforms
Web Literacy for Student Fact-Checkers
Handbook for critically evaluating what you read online.
Learn how to
track the source of viral photos
,
find out when a page was published
, and
use reverse image search
.
The Markup: Tools
Tools for digital research from non-profit newsroom The Markup, including Blacklight (web privacy) and Split Screen (partisanship on Facebook)
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