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There are lots of ways to narrow:• Subject• Scholarly (peer reviewed)Journals• Date• Books• Magazines• By Publication (e.g., Time, Newsweek,

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Publications that may be likely to run negative articles about big business:

Alive: Canada's Natural Health & Wellness MagazineAnimals' AgendaAtlantic MonthlyCanadian DimensionChristian Science MonitorCurrent ScienceEarth Island JournalEcologistEnds (Environmental Data Services)Environmental NutritionExceptional ParentGreenpeace UpdateHarper's MagazineJournal of American Culture Jama: Journal of The American Medical AssociationLancetMen's Health

Mother Earth NewsNatural HealthNew InternationalistNew RepublicNew ScientistNew StatesmanNew Vegetarian & Natural HealthNewsweekNutrition Action Health LetterPediatricsShapeSierraTimeTime International (Canada Edition)Tufts University Health & Nutrition LetterVegetarian TimesWorld Watch

Parent Companies of Publications that may be likely to run negative articles about big business:

American Academy of PediatricsAmerican SpectatorAtlantic Media CompanyCenter For Science In The Public InterestChristian Science Publishing SocietyE: The Environmental MagazineEarth Island InstituteEcosystems (Trading As The Ecologist)The NationNational Catholic Reporter Publishing CompanyNational Provisioner

Natural Health Society of Australia (Nsw) Inc.Nature Publishing GroupNew InternationalistNew Statesman Ltd.Rolling Stone Sierra ClubTaylor & Francis LtdTime Inc.Tnr Ii, LlcTotal Health Communications, Inc.Vegetarian Resource GroupVegetus PublicationsWorld Future SocietyWorldwatch Institute

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