TCOM 480: Political Economy of the Media

Resources for Your Market Research and Analysis

Dictionary of Mass Communication & Media Research: a Guide for Students, Scholars, and Professionals
- Tacoma Reference - P87.5 D449 2005
A Dictionary of Business and Management - UW Restricted
- Helpful resource for understanding unfamiliar business terminology.
Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2008
- Available in Tacoma Reference - HE8689 .B77
- Useful for identifying Top 50 markets.
Gale Directory of Publications and Broadcast Media (Volumes 1 & 2)
- Available in Tacoma Reference - Z6951 .A97
- Find newspapers available in the market that you are researching.
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Media Bureau
- Search Public Access section for information on applications, filings, ownership, etc.
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) TVQ TV Database
- Search by call sign to find current licensing information.
Corporate Affiliations - UW Restricted
- You MUST be on either the Tacoma or Bothell campus to access this electronic resource. It is not available through the normal off-campus access.
- Excellent resource for researching corporate parent/subsidiary relationships. Updated frequently.
Newslink
- Find major metropolitan newspapers by state.

Finding Company and Industry Information

Electronic access to the full-text reports from Standard & Poor's Industry Surveys as well as access to company profiles including financials, competitor lists, key executives, business news and press releases.

Search for detailed company financial information (such as debt ratings from the major reporters: Moody's, S&P and Fitch). Offers options for creating detailed comparison reports. Also includes the largest collection of national and international annual reports available in pdf.

Investext investment research featuring research reports written by top analysts at over 1,000 leading investment banks, brokerage houses, and consulting firms worldwide. Nearly 4,000 new reports are added each business day.
- Please be aware that it looks like there is a charge for some pages of the reports - this is for information purposes only. If you are on campus or logged into off-campus access, you will be able to view the full reports at no charge.

Provides access to detailed, full-text market research reports across a variety of industries and products. Many of these reports range from 50-200 pages.
- Please be aware that it may look like there is a charge for the reports - this is for information purposes only. If you are on campus or logged into off-campus access, you will be able to view the full reports at no charge.

Finding Journal and Newspaper Articles

A full-text database containing scholarly articles from a wide variety of business areas including: marketing, management, MIS, accounting, finance and economics.
- This is the replacement database for the ABI/Inform Proquest databases.

An excellent resource for researching legal information, company specific news and data as well as world news affecting the business environment. You can also specifically search English language international publications.

Can be used to search national and international newspapers, but also includes current Washington State Newspapers for researching a local company or perspective.

Finding Books

Resources for Constructing Your Cited References

Can be used to export and store citations from databases such as Ebsco as well as the Library catalog. Once citations are stored, they can be exported as a formatted bibliography.

Consider making an appointment with the UW Tacoma Teaching and Learning Center for citation or writing assistance.

Research Resources

Contact Your Librarian:
- Suzanne Klinger , Phone: 253-692-4443
- Email: alaura@u.washington.edu

UW Tacoma Library