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Problems in the Community: Articles, Forums, and Data Indicators

Charleston City Paper
From the publication: Independent, local and free since 1997, the Charleston City Paper offers award-winning news coverage that helps readers to better understand the communities in which they live. The newspaper offers dynamic coverage of the Lowcountry’s food, arts and music offerings as well as diverse reporting, editorials and cartoons that give insights into local controversies in Charleston, Berkeley and Dorchester counties.
Holy City Sinner
From the publication: Created in August 2011, Holy City Sinner celebrates the many sides of the historic and lively city of Charleston. From local news aggregation, helpful resources, politics, and interviews to event listings, celebrity sightings, and party previews, the blog serves as a hub for the city’s day-to-day happenings.
Reddit: Charleston, SC
From r/Charleston: A community to share news, events, gatherings, stories, and more for everyone that calls The Holy City (and the surrounding communities in Berkeley, Charleston and Dorchester Counties) home. Charleston, North Charleston, Mount Pleasant, West Ashley, James Island, Johns Island, Isle of Palms, Folly Beach, Sullivan's Island, Daniel Island, Summerville, Hanahan, Goose Creek, Wadmalaw Island.

Post and Courier Collection with Historical Archive This link opens in a new window
Coverage for the Post and Courier: 1873 to present from NewsBank's Access World News.
PolicyMap This link opens in a new window
Leverage thousands of U.S. data indicators to perform demographic and socioeconomic analysis, from a neighborhood census block up to the national level. Users can also upload data and customize searches.
While setting up an account is not necessary, College of Charleston faculty, students, and staff may want to create individual accounts in order to save their work.

Suggested PolicyMap Layers and Points
Data indicators of racial, economic, educational, sustainability, and/or social problems

Search for books, articles, and more.

These databases (and more) are available via the A-Z Databases list.

CQ Researcher This link opens in a new window
In-depth, unbiased coverage of health, social trends, criminal justice, international affairs, education, the environment, technology and the economy. Each single-themed, 12,000-word report is researched and written by a seasoned journalist and includes bibliographies of key sources.
Opposing Viewpoints (Gale In Context) This link opens in a new window
Offers topic overviews and pro/con viewpoints on thousands of current issues. Includes newspapers and periodicals, images, videos, and audio selections.
Points of View Reference Center This link opens in a new window
Contains a balance of materials from all viewpoints, including main essays, leading political magazines from both sides of the aisle, newspapers, radio & TV news transcripts, primary source documents and reference books.