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Need to Know: False News Resources
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Fake news has become a huge factor in politics, economics and government. Being news literate is critical for anyone using journalistic sources for research or courses - or even just for their own development or decision-making. Our communication subject specialist librarian, Stephen Bales, has put together resources for students to consult when considering news sources and bias in their studies and in real life. |
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Major International Affairs News Sources
Accessing Current Major News Sources
- New York TimesFactiva has access to the current New York Times from 1980 to present (note the date field when searching).
- Wall Street JournalProQuest provides options for both browsing by date or searching the Wall Street Journal. It includes today's news back to 2010.
- The EconomistCurrent access to the Economist on the web.
- Financial TimesFinancial Times access is through Factiva from 1981 to present (the latest month is embargoed and not available).
- Washington PostAvailable through Factiva from 2007 to present (note the date field when searching).
Foreign News Sources
- Factiva This link opens in a new windowOffers flexible searching of a collection of news and business information from over 14,000 authoritative sources from more than 150 countries. This collection includes the Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, Dow Jones and Reuters news wires, and the AP.
- Nexis Uni This link opens in a new windowProvides full-text documents from over 5,900 foreign and domestic news sources as well as publications in business, legal, medical, and reference.
- PressReader This link opens in a new windowProvides the past 60 days of access to today's newspapers from around the world in full-color, full-page format, including articles and other key content, such as pictures, advertisements, classifieds, and notices. Content is in the language of the publication.
- Foreign Broadcast Information Service Daily Reports 1941-1996 This link opens in a new windowCreated by the U.S. intelligence community, these translated reports into English from more than 50 languages, these comprehensive media reports from around the globe include news, interviews, speeches and editorial commentary.
- World News Connection Archive, formerly called FBIS from the Open Source Center, it is the best source for translated foreign news from all over the world, covering from 1995-2013.
US News Sources
- Newspaper Source This link opens in a new windowReports from 28 major national US newspapers and an additional 260 regional newspapers with coverage from about the last 5-10 years. It includes tv and radio transcripts from providers such as ABC, CBS, and CNN news.
- Factiva This link opens in a new windowCollection of news and business information in over 14,000 authoritative sources from 150 countries, including the Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, Dow Jones and Reuters news wires, and the Associated Press.
- Nexis Uni This link opens in a new windowProvides full-text documents from over 5,900 news, business, legal, medical, and reference publications.
- Access World News Collection This link opens in a new windowProvides access to local, regional, and national U.S. newspapers as well as full-text content of key international sources -- all accessible through a world map.
- Vanderbilt Television News Archive This link opens in a new windowHolds more than 900,000 individual network evening news broadcasts, including nightly news programs by the national networks (ABC, CBS, and NBC) and daily news from CNN. Abstracts of each story are fully searchable.
- G. Robert Vincent Voice LibraryA collection of over 100,000 hours of spoken word recordings, dating back to 1888. It includes the voices of over 500,000 persons from all walks of life, among them political and cultural leaders.
