Bias in news sources
Every person who has a pulse has a bias. And that goes for journalists and media too.
- AllSides recognizes publications' inherent biases and lets you easily seek out perspectives from all sides of an issue.
- Leanings of Magazines & Newspapers is a library guide that tries to identify the general "lean" of print publications.
Web news sources
- Database of Undercover ReportingThis collaboration with NYU Libraries collects many decades of high-impact, sometimes controversial, mostly U.S.-generated journalism that used undercover techniques. The site, designed as a resource for scholars, student researchers and journalists, collects some of the best investigative work going back almost two centuries.
- Newseum: The Interactive Museum of NewsOnline exhibits change regularly, but feature current topics of interest, historical retrospectives on political, cultural and regional issues, and photojournalistic collections.
- Media History ProjectDigitizing many types of print magazines that are important to the history of media, including from film, image, sound, and digital formats. Browse, search, and read full-text online. Covers roughly 1903-1995.
Current Events
- Opposing Viewpoints This link opens in a new windowReprinted essays from scholarly and popular newspapers, magazines, blogs, speeches and other stories. Essays present a particular viewpoint or argument on a topic of current interest.
This resource is also available through the Metropolitan Library. - NewsBank This link opens in a new windowExplore current events by clicking on the "Hot Topics" link located in the Quick Links section. Find global information on topics related to business and economics, careers, criminal justice, education, environmental studies, health, international studies, performing and fine arts, political science, science, social issues, sports, STEM, technology and more from a variety of news media featuring newspapers, videos and web-only content including The Oklahoman, USA Today, international sources and more.
Newspapers
Current news:
- NewsBank This link opens in a new windowFind global information on topics related to business and economics, careers, criminal justice, education, environmental studies, health, international studies, performing and fine arts, political science, science, social issues, sports, STEM, technology and more from a variety of news media featuring newspapers, videos and web-only content including The Oklahoman, USA Today, international sources and more.
Research Guides by Subject - Oklahoman (1901 - Current) This link opens in a new windowThis resource is available through the Metropolitan Library
Full text, full image from every issue of the Oklahoman, including articles, photos, and advertisements. - Asian Life in America This link opens in a new windowComprehensive coverage of Asian American experiences from the early 18th century to present. Sourced from over 18,000 American and global news sources.
- NexisUni This link opens in a new windowSearch in the News section for full-text newspapers and broadcast transcripts. Some non-English language and international news coverage.
- Newspaper Source Plus This link opens in a new windowNewspaper Source Plus includes more than 860 full-text newspapers, providing more than 35 million full-text articles, and more than 857,000 television and radio news transcripts.
Historical:
- News and Newspapers This link opens in a new window
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A customized database searching many newspapers together: Ethinic NewsWatch, GenderWatch, ProQuest Civil War Era, Chicago Tribune (1849-1990), Chinese Newspapers Collection (1832-1953), Chinese Newspapers Collection (1832-1953), The Globe and Mail (1844-2011), The Guardian (1821-2003) and The Observer (1791-2003), The Nashville Tennessean (1812-1922), The New York Times (1851-2011), The Scotsman (1817-1950), St. Louis Post-Dispatch (1874-1922), The Wall Street Journal (1889-1996). You can also search any one of those newspapers individually -- use the drop-down menu at the very top, where it says "Searching 13 databases," and choose just the ones you want. - Christian Science Monitor This link opens in a new window
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Provides every page of every issue from cover to cover, with full-page and article images in downloadable PDF from 1908 to 14 years before current year. - New York Times This link opens in a new window
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Full-image archive of The New York Times. Provides every page of every issue from cover to cover, with full-page and article images in downloadable PDF, from 1851 to 4 years before current year. - Globe and Mail This link opens in a new window
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Newspaper archive covering politics, society and events from 1844 to 4 years before current year. - Reader's Guide RetrospectiveComprehensive indexing of the most popular general-interest periodicals published in the United States during the late 19th and 20th centuries.
