News from Library Databases
Some online news sources provide past coverage, some limit how many articles you can access per month. Databases have no such restrictions.
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U.S. Newsstream This link opens in a new windowU.S. Newsstream Collection delivers over 1,300 sources of current national and regional news content plus deep archives, spanning print, digital, and broadcast sources.
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Newspaper Source Plus (EBSCO) This link opens in a new windowIncludes coverage from award winning newspapers such as the Boston Globe, the Christian Science Monitor, the Washington Post, the Times of London, and more than 850+ other papers worldwide.
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Opposing Viewpoints (Gale) This link opens in a new windowIncludes full text coverage from the New York Times from 1985-Present, the Washington Post, CNN Newswire, USA Today, and international news sources.
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MasterFILE Complete (EBSCO) This link opens in a new windowMasterfile is especially good for news magazines, including Time, the Nation, the Atlantic, Rolling Stone, Vanity Fair, the American Conservative, the New Republic, Foreign Affairs and others.
Science and Health News: Better Sources
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Kaiser Health NewsNon-profit Kaiser Family Foundation's health news on the web.
Videos
Snakes Have Legs @coolman_coffeedan
News Feed on Fake News
So What's the Solution?
So What's the Solution to Fake News?
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When It Comes To Politics and 'Fake News,' Facts Aren't EnoughHidden Brain on NPR
How much and what sort of partisan bias does your news source have?
“Media Bias Chart.” AllSides, 27 Feb. 2019, www.allsides.com/media-bias/media-bias-chart. Accessed 17 Oct. 2019.
"To ensure a fair balance, AllSides has a multi-partisan staff made up of people from the left, right, center, and everything in between."
Media Bias Chart: By Vanessa Otero, J.D., Ad Fontes Media, 2023
Local and Wisconsin News Sources
Madison Area
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Wisconsin State JournalMadison's only remaining daily newspaper, published by Lee Enterprises.
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Captial TimesWeekly paper, formerly Madison's afternoon daily, that touts it's 'Progressive' tradition and publishes 'digitally' each day.
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IsthmusAccording to their website, Isthmus is an independent, locally owned news source based in Madison, Wisconsin. In print weekly (available Thursdays), online all the time.
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Channel 3000 - WISC TV Web NewsLocal CBS affiliate news station's website for mostly Madison area and state news.
Other Notable Wisconsin Papers
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Milwaukee Journal SentinelPreviously independent, now part of the USA Today network (Gannett) as of 2016. Milwaukee's large daily broadsheet newspaper.
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Eau Claire Leader TelegramOne of the few, larger WI city newspapers that is still independent.
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Green Bay Press GazetteAlso part of the Gannett empire.
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LaCrosse TribuneYep, Gannett.