Library:
Researching Current Events and News
Books
The Library has a number of books on the history of the news and its role in our culture. Here's some you might find interesting (though, this is not an exhaustive list):
- 071 TEB Compact History of the American Newspaper
- 071 KOB The Development of the Colonial Newspaper
- 302.2345 Is Anyone Responsible? How Television Frames Political Issues
- 332.63 PAS How to Read the Financial Pages
- 791.457 MAD 60 Minutes: the Power and the Politics of America
- netLibrary Encyclopedia of Television News
- netLibrary Journalism and the New Media
You can search the e-book databases directly via the "databases" page to find more virtual titles, or use the Library's catalog to find physical books in our Library.
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Databases
The Library subscribes to--that is, pays for--a number of databases that contain articles, books and other information for you to use for your government research. The most useful databases for this subject are:
- Newspaper Source (EBSCOhost): Provides selected full text for 25 national and international newspapers, as well as full text television & radio news transcripts, and selected full text for more than 200 regional (U.S.) newspapers
- New York Times: Provides access to all articles published in the New York Times since 2000
- Philadelphia Inquirer: Provides access to all articles published in the Philadelphia Inquirer since 1984
- Regional Business News (EBSCOhost): Provides full text coverage for regional business publications, including 75 business journals, newspapers and newswires from all metropolitan and rural areas within the United States
- Wall Street Journal: Provides access to all articles published in the Wall Street Journal since 1984
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Web sites
(I need help accessing the databases)
Because anyone can publish anything they want on the Web, you need to be cautious about which sites you choose to use. Here are sites we recommend for researching this topic:
- Christian Science Monitor
(http://www.csmonitor.com)
A (secular) international daily newspaper renown for its outstanding news coverage and reporting. Articles from the last 5 days are FREE. CSM is selectively available back to 1980 through the Library's subscription to Academic Universe, which you can access via the "databases" page. - Google Directory of International Newspapers
(http://directory.google.com/Top/News/
Newspapers/Regional)
A directory of newspapers from around the world. It is a good, though not comprehensive, list. - Los Angeles Times
(http://www.latimes.com)
A west coast perspective on national and international news. Articles from the last 7 days are FREE. The last 6 months are selectively available via the Library's subscription to Academic Universe, which you can access through the "databases" page. - New York Times
(http://www.nytimes.com)
America's leading liberal newspaper. Free registration required. Articles from the last 7 days are FREE. NYT is also available back to 2000 via the Library's subscription, which you can access through the "databases" page. - Philadelphia Inquirer
(http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer)
America's third oldest surviving daily newspaper. Free registration required. Articles from the last 7 days are FREE. The Inquirer is also available back to 1984 via the Library's subscription, which you can access through the "databases" page. - Philadelphia Daily News
(http://www.philly.com/mld/dailynews)
Known as "The People Paper," it provides coverage of (primarily) local Philadelphia issues and sports. Free registration required. Articles from the last 7 days are FREE. The Daily News is selectively available back to 1996 via the Library's subscription to Academic Universe, which you can access through the "databases" page. - Washington Post
(http://www.washingtonpost.com)
America's leading conservative newspaper. Free registration required. Articles from the last 14 days are FREE. The Post is selectively available back to 1977 via the Library's subscription to Academic Universe, which you can access through the "databases" page.
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