Updated daily, this site contains thousands of free resources organized by beats and topics within more than 160 searchable pages. 

A list of non-governmental think tanks focusing on policy research

Use Wikipedia to lateral read your sources. Check for information on who publishes and pays for research, and their purpose/motivation.

Check facts here. Look up headlines, political information, or any statement that seems misleading or untrue.

Free academic databases, to ensure your sources are credible, timely, relevant, and pertinent to your topic.

Search for studies, polls, and data here. You can also find other non-partisan think tanks and research organizatinons listed here.

A database of resources for student journalists, including links to webinars, internships, and fundraising opportunities 

Resources and training in youth journalism; news, information and media literacy; and the First Amendment and civic education.

A national community of student journalists and scholastic journalism advisers.