Research Guides: Hacking the Library: (2) Newspapers and current events

news, newspapers, and fact checking

Newspapers

Recommended news agencies online

These two sources are regularly at the top/center of the Media Bias Chart

Search tip:

In Google site:reuters.com or site:apnews.com can be more effective than a site's search box along with experimenting with variations on your subject/topic search words

Examples:

Investigate the source

Use lateral reading. You may learn about a website by leaving the site itself
- Open multiple windows and do searches for the website's
  - reviews
  - publisher or organization
  - page author
  - topics or terms you are not familiar with
Seek and compare reports from multiple sources
- search sources on the WVU Libraries Finding Real News page
Fact check statements when statements are made without citing a source and seek verification from multiple sources
- Sample fact checking sites
Do you know the expertise and agenda of the source?
- Fact check like a pro with the WVU Libraries Resources for spotting fake news

Nexis Uni This link opens in a new window
Nexis Uni™ features more than 15,000 news, business and legal sources from LexisNexis®—including U.S. Supreme Court decisions dating back to 1790—with an intuitive interface that offers quick discovery across all content types, personalization features such as Alerts and saved searches and a collaborative workspace with shared folders and annotated documents.
Access World News Research Collection (formerly America's News) This link opens in a new window
This comprehensive news collection is ideal for exploring issues and events at the local, regional, national and international level. Its diverse source types include print and online-only newspapers, blogs, newswires, journals, broadcast transcripts and videos. Use it to explore a specific event or to compare a wide variety of viewpoints on topics such as politics, business, health, sports, cultural activities and people. Content is easily searched and sorted through an intuitive, map-based interface. Includes 26 resources from West Virginia.
West Virginia Newspapers from Newsbank (Courtesy of WVInfoDepot) This link opens in a new window
Includes the Dominion Post (Morgantown), Charleston Gazette, Charleston Daily Mail, Herald Dispatch (Huntington). Provided by the West Virginia Library Commission with funds from the WV State Legislature and the Library Services and Technology Act administered by the Institute of Library and Museum Services.

News databases
Many options to explore by geographic location and time period