Are you a savvy news consumer? Do you know how to evaluate resources and verify information?
Do you double check facts?
Do you understand what fake news is, and how it works? Who does it benefit?
How does it go viral?
Do you know about media bias? Can/should resources have a point of view?
Is all media inherently biased? What are reporting standards?
When did the concept "alternative facts" enter the public discourse?
Has your curiosity turned to suspicion?
Do you exist in an information bubble or are you willing to consider other ideas?
How do you know who to trust?
United Press Internations (UPI)
Ebsco Newswire provides updated world news from major press newswires such as AP, UPI, CNN, Xinhua, PR
(password protected)
Note:
The newspapers below (and more) are available full text in
ProQuest US Newstream
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(the U.S. newspaper of record)
New York Times Topic Pages
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Reminder: Full text articles can be searched in our password protected databases, linked from the StX Newspaper Databases column to the right.
Calling All News Junkies: Options abound!
These magazines all provide commentary, which is an opinion. Take in consideration that most editorial boards have a point of view. Check out the "About" section on their websites to see how the publication self-identifies.
These labels are becoming increasingly fluid. Some of these publications can be described as socially conservative yet politically liberal. Others are fiscally conservative yet socially liberal. Beware of labeling something left or right wing without investigating and evaluating. The City Colleges of Chicago has posted an excellent analysis of the political leanings of magazines and journals titled "Consider the Source."
American News & Political Commentary Magazines
Compiled Sources (News Aggregators):
Moderate, BiPartison Editorial Boards:
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Liberal Sources | Conservative Sources |
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These databases link directly when accessed from school. Off campus you will be prompted for credentials. Enter the same user name & password that you use for your online textbooks.
ProQuest US Newstream
presents premium national daily newspapers (Wall Street Journal, NYT, LA TImes, Chicago Tribune, Washington Post, etc.) as well as regional newspapers. Continuously updated.
Ebsco Host Newspaper Source
delivers full text articles from 700+ major newpapers plus copy from broadcast and radio news.
Ebsco Newswire provides
constantly updated world news form major press newswires such as AP, UPI, CNN, Xinhua, PR
Newsbank InfoWeb
(aka America's Newspapers)
These are generalized databases
that pull from mulitple resources:
(magazines, journals,newspapers, media)
Many of the journals featured on this page are searchable in these databases.
Developed by Andrea Owens. Please email jdonahue@stxavier.org with questions or comments.