Guides: Course Guide ~ COMM 310 / Journalism, Ethics, and Credibility: Business and Nonprofit Information

Corporations and Industries

Mergent Archives This link opens in a new window
Historical backfiles of Mergent/Moody’s Corporate Manuals which include corporate histories, business descriptions and detailed financial statements.
IBIS World This link opens in a new window
Over 700 U.S. Industry Reports, 690 Specialized Industry Reports, 300+ U.S. Business Environment Profiles, and 80 Global Industry Reports. Each report, compiled by in-house economists and analysts, includes emerging trends, market share data, revenue, competitive landscape, operating conditions, and industry forecasts.
Gale Business: Insights This link opens in a new window
Full text information on U.S. and international businesses, industries and products. Includes industry reports and company histories, financial and investment research reports, market research reports, and nearly 4,000 full text periodicals. Coverage: 1980-present.
Provided by NOVELny.
Provided by the New York State Library, NOVELNY is a Statewide Internet Library connecting New Yorkers to 21st century information. NOVELNY is supported with temporary federal Library Services and Technology Act funds from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS).

GuideStar
GuideStar gathers, organizes, and distributes information about U.S nonprofits.
Nonprofit Explorer
ProPublica's Nonprofit Explorer provides summaries of 3 million tax returns from tax-exempt organizations and see financial details such as their executive compensation and revenue and expenses. You can browse IRS data released since 2013 and access over 9.6 million tax filing documents going back as far as 2001.