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Quick links to relevant

Anonymous sources

• PBS: "Lurking in the Shadows"
• Washington Post: "Post's problems with anonymous-source rules gets worse online"

Censorship

• Opposing Viewpoints: "Censorship"
• Issues: "Censorship"
• Researcher: "Censorship of Movies and TV," "Free-Press Disputes"
• Global Researcher: "Press Freedom"

Church & state

• Opposing Viewpoints: "Church and State"
• Issues: "Religion and Politics" and "Religion in Schools"
• Researcher: "Government and Religion"

Internet

• Opposing Viewpoints: "Internet"
• Issues: "Internet and the Media" and "Online Censorship"
• Researcher: "Journalism Standards in the Internet Age," "Internet Accuracy," and "Blog Explosion"

Mass media

• Opposing Viewpoints: "Mass Media"
• Issues: "Ethics and Journalism"
• Researcher: "Free-Press Disputes," "Media Ownership," and "Media Bias"
• Global Researcher: "Press Freedom"

Media violence

• Opposing Viewpoints: "Media Violence"
• Issues: "Violence and the Media"
• Researcher: "TV Violence"

Rap music

• Opposing Viewpoints: "Rap (Music)"
• Researcher: "Debating Hip-Hop"

Right to bear arms

• Opposing Viewpoints: "Right to Bear Arms"
• Issues: "Gun Control"
• Researcher: "Gun Rights Debates"

Student rights

• Opposing Viewpoints: "Student Rights"
• Researcher: "Student Rights" and "Student Journalism"

Texting while driving

• Opposing Viewpoints: "Texting While Driving"
• Researcher: "Cell Phone Safety"

Video games

• Opposing Viewpoints: "Video Games"
• Researcher: "Video Games"