Broad Backgrounds: Current News Sources
Owned by the Dow Jones Company, it searches across U.S. and world news sources, business information,news transcripts, translated news, some trade publications, and more.
NOTE: For best results, be sure to change date defaults before you search; be sure to resort by relevance once your results display. HARVARD KEY
A large database used primarily for news (U.S. and the world), from c. 1980-present. Also has legal, business, and country information sub-collections. HARVARD KEY
BBC Monitoring: International Reports
A division of the BBC World Service, it monitors, analyzes and translates news and media content from around the world. Coverage is from c. 2001 - present.
In round-the-clock monitoring of radio, TV, press, internet and news agency sources, this resource provides reliable coverage of political, economic, security and media news. Reports are translated into English from more than 100 languages, showing not only what the media are reporting but how they are telling the story
NOTE: Our access to this resource comes via Nexis Uni. You can also always get to use by selecting Sources, then typing its name into the search box that displays. HARVARD KEY
Deep(er) Backgrounds: Some Options
The Congressional Research Service is a division of the Library of Congress and works to provide issue and legislative briefs usually between 3 and 50 pages, updated frequently. Foreign policy is well-covered.
The Economist (magazine) HARVARD KEY
EIU (Economist Intelligence Unit)
This database is excellent for country and industry profiles as well as data. Regularly updated briefs identify and evaluate such topics as political shifts, economy, risk, regulation, and the business environment. HARVARD KEY
Foreign Affairs (magazine)
Browse or search across issues from 1922-present. HARVARD KEY
FP: Foreign Policy (magazine)
From this link, Harvard provides you full-text access to current issues of this important magazine, its print archive back to 1970, and extras, like podcasts and newsletters. HARVARD KEY
NOTE: FP Insider access is not part of our institutional subscription.
Calling itself "the world's opinion page," Project Syndicate produces and delivers original, high-quality commentaries to a global audience. Its contributions come from prominent political leaders, policymakers, scholars, business leaders, and civic activists from around the world.
Did You Know?
The Harvard Library also offers students free online subscriptions to several important news publications. Claim your accounts for access to:
Resource to Watch: Substack
An emerging space for independent media and long-form journalism and reporting. Download the substack app and you can search for thinkers and experts -- who often recommend others. Generally free but some authors/sites incentivize subscribing for small monthly sums , Patreon-style.
An alternative way to search in Google: [your topic] and this special search code: site:substack.com
Check Media Bias
Ad Fontes Interactive Media Bias Chart
Media Literacy Guide: How to Detect Bias in News Media, FAIR [Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting]
Questions?
Contact me: Sue Gilroy, Research Librarian and Liaison to Social Studies and Expository Writing, Lamont Library, Room 210