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Online
Content Resources for Your Speech Many
good resources to provide content for your speeches are available online, here are those that we
find the most useful and best-maintained. (Remember to visit Nitro's
Book Club for the best printed resources available) |
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Online
News & Current Events Sites |
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CNN.com |
CNN.com rivals or exceeds
its TV predecessor in depth, variety, and sheer amount of content.
If you don't find a story on it here, then it probably didn't
happen. Strongly Recommended as a great place to start for online
news.
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The
AP Wire |
The Associated Press is
among the most widely-known and respected news organizations in the
world. Most international and national stories in your Newspapers come
from the AP. "The Wire" has a great collection of
stories that you can get free, sometimes before the papers do. Highly
Recommended as CN's favorite online news site.
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US
News & World Report
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The online
version of this well known magazine contains several features including
full-text articles from the current issue and a searchable archive.
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USA
Today Online
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Though less
"distinguished" than other sources, the USA Today website has
plenty of news, and a pop-culture component that is often missing in the
AP for instance.
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The
Economist Online
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Can't pay the $115.00 a
year for the best extemp resource in the world? Well, too bad,
because the full online version costs too. However, Economist's
website does have several lead stories from each issue on the web, so at
least you can gradually build up a healthy serving of "Economist"
citations. Don't pass up the chance at even a little of this
excellent resource for your files!
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Other
Online Research Sources
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The
Legal Information Institute
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Maintained by Cornell Law
School, the LII is quite simply the best federal law site on the web,
with complete searchable U.S. code, Supreme Court decisions,
Constitutional resources, and more. If you are looking for
legal evidence, this should be the first and last place you ever look.
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Fedstats
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"Fedstats" is a searchable
index of more than 70 federal agencies that produce statistics. If
you're looking for statistical evidence on any subject, you'll probably
find it here. A must if you're looking for credible first-hand
studies and statistics.
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Organizations
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National
Forensics League
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This is the NFL's official
site, with general information, rules, manuals, and forms for Districts,
Nationals, and congress, and some links. However, it does often
experience some technical difficulties and is slow to load.
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OSSAA
Speech Center
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For
CN's fellow Oklahomans, the OSSAA Speech Site has the complete
1999-2000 Handbook online. This is a great place to find the
complete rules of competition as well as information on tournaments.
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