LibGuides: Fake News, Propaganda, and Other Types of False Information: Media Literacy Resources: Credible Sources: Databases and News Sources from Western Library

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News Sources - Library Database

Newspaper Source Plus (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
Find more than a thousand state and national newspapers with millions of full-text articles, as well as nearly a million television and radio news scripts.
Newswires (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
This database provides real-time access to world-wide news from the Associated Press, United Press International, CNN Wire, Business Wire, and other news outlets around the world. Get the latest updates on topic in the areas of politics, business and finance to sports and entertainment.
U.S. Newsstream (ProQuest) This link opens in a new window
Find articles from current and past issues of key national and regional sources including the Wisconsin State Journal, Star Tribune (Minneapolis), Green Bay Press Gazette, The New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Boston Globe, Newsday, and Chicago Tribune.
Archive of Wisconsin Newspapers This link opens in a new window
Find full-text daily and weekly Wisconsin newspapers from 2005 to 90 days ago, plus a few old newspapers from the 1800s and 1900s.
Regional Business News (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
Find regional business publications from the United States and Canada. Topics range from presidential candidates, to franchise restaurants, to the retail industry, to business planning, political participation, and more. Content includes newspapers, radio and television news transcripts, trade publications, magazines and newswires with full-text content coverage provided by The Washington Post, PR Newswire US spanning more than 20 years of coverage.

Library Databases - Current Events

Learn more about "Fake News" and other current events issues using the databases below.

SIRS Issues Researcher (ProQuest) This link opens in a new window
Use this database if you need to find a research topic to complete an assignment. This database dives into current global social issues and provides content such as analysis and opinion via pro/con articles, government documents, primary sources, newswires, charts, maps, images, statistics, newspapers, magazine, and scholarly journal articles, as well as links to websites. Topic groups include business and economics; communication and technology; environment and science; world culture and politics; ethics; civil rights and liberties; school, family, and youth; and health and wellness.
Opposing Viewpoints (Gale in Context) This link opens in a new window
This is a great source for assignments related to current events and important social issues. This database contains full-text magazine, academic journal, and newspaper articles, biographies, primary source documents, statistics, images and podcasts, and links to websites. Additional features include pro/con viewpoint articles, topic overviews, court cases, and issues of interest. Choose a research topic from a wide range of areas from genetic testing to gun safety to women in professional sports, to recycling, cell phones in schools, or medical technology, and much, much more.