Journalism & Communication Research Guide

The 2018 issue runs a special feature celebrating The World Almanac's historic run including highlights from its distinguished past and some old-fashioned "facts," illustrating how its defining mission has changed with the times. Concerning "Historical Anniversaries", The World Almanac's recurring feature expands to incorporate milestone events and cultural touchstones dating to the book's founding year, from the impeachment of President Andrew Johnson to the publication of Little Women. It also has "Statistical Spotlight" - a new feature that highlights statistics relevant to the biggest stories of the year. The data visualizations provide important context and new perspectives to give readers a fresh angle on important issues. The 1,007-page volume also has content such as: "2017 Top 10 News Topics", "The Obama Presidency", "The World at a Glance", "The Year in Review", and "2017 Year in Pictures", among others.

Collections of "some of the best newspaper narrative writing contests across America."

Features a selection of outstanding journalism on timely topics covering a wide range of subjects.

Wikipedia, a crowdsourced platform, can be quite useful for finding background information on a variety of topics.