News Resources
Recommended Sites for News and Current Events:
- Associated Press
- BBC
- CNN
- Fox News
- Google News
- NBC News
- New York Times (Limited Access/Required subscription)
- Reuters
- Wall Street Journal (Limited Access/Required subscription)
- Washington Post (Limited Access/Required subscription)
- Yahoo News
Local News:
Providence Journal
Recommended Databases for News and Current Events:
Access to magazines, journals, news sources, primary sources, and a variety of media and diverse subject areas.
Atlantic, Education Week, National Geographic, New Yorker, Outside, Saber Vivir, Sports Illustrated, and more.
Browse magazines by category or search for your favorite.
Browse for topic ideas or search for resources that present multiple sides of an issue. Includes over 400 topics with an overview (objective background / description), point (argument) and counterpoint (opposing argument). Each topic features a Guide to Critical Analysis which helps the reader evaluate the controversy and enhances students’ ability to read critically, develop their own perspective on the issues, and write or debate an effective argument on the topic.
Check Your News
Allsides
See the day’s top news from the Left, Center and Right of the political spectrum — side-by-side
Nonpartisan, nonprofit guide to the factual accuracy of TV ads, debates, speeches, interviews and news releases
Politifact
Browse by Issue, People, Media, or Campaign or where a Fact lands on the Truth-o-Meter
Snopes
Fact-checking site