Guides: News: Finding News and Identifying "Fake" News: Key Databases for Recent News & Current Events

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Welcome to the news research guide!

This page features resources for finding news through

the duPont-Ball Library and on the web.

Use the tabs on the left for tips on debunking fake

news and resources for finding international,

historical, and local news.

Key Databases for Recent News

Need news from 1980s-the present? Try these databases:

Access World News This link opens in a new window
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A collection of thousands of U.S. and global news sources.
NexisUni This link opens in a new window
News, business and legal sources from LexisNexis. newspapers, magazines, and some journals. Coverage includes general news topics; foreign language news; company, industry, and market news; legal news; general health topics; accounting/tax info; government topics.
ProQuest U.S. Newstream This link opens in a new window
More than 350 newspapers, many with full-text. Coverage 1995 to present. The Major Newspapers collection includes The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, and more.

Databases for Researching Current Events

The following databases contain information about current events. Source types may include news as well as magazines, journal articles, government information, etc.

Gale In Context: Opposing Viewpoints This link opens in a new window
Covers hot-topic social issues, from Offshore Drilling to Climate Change, Health Care to Immigration. Provides informed, differing views on each side of an issue.
Pro & Con This link opens in a new window
Designed to educate professionals and the public by providing an impartial view of controversial issues in Congress.

News: Finding News and Identifying "Fake" News