News Sources Copy 4
Overview
Newspapers are a great way to get oriented to your topic.
- Intended for a general audience
- Written by journalists
- Reviewed by editors for quality and accuracy
- Provide information on recent & local events
- Provide the perspectives of average people, not experts
News Websites
Google News Links to an external site. searches free, online newspapers. Google news is great when you want a wide variety of current news sources.
Cabrillo Library News Database
U.S. Newsstream Links to an external site. (use your Canvas login to access from home) provides free access to newspapers such as The New York Times, the Washington Post, and The Wall Street Journal. This library databases provides 100% free access going back decades, as well as more information about the source and citation tools.
Santa Cruz Public Library News Database
America's Newsbank Links to an external site. (get your SCPL Library card Links to an external site. online to access from home) provides free full-text access to local papers such as the Santa Cruz Sentinel (1999-present) and The Mercury News (1985-present) and the San Francisco Chronicle (1985-present)
Fact-Checking News Sources
Use the fact-checking strategies discussed in LIBR 10 to evaluate and verify your source.
- Be skeptical, not cynical
- Investigate the source -- who published the site?
- Find the original source -- original vs. re-reporting (or re-posting!)
- Look for trusted work -- has someone already fact-checked this story?
You will find thousands of news articles. Be picky! Use the best source you can find.