News & Current Events
Local Newspapers | National News | International News Sources | Independent News Sources | Additional News & News-Related Resources
- Local Newspapers
- Boston Globe
http://boston.com
- Homepage of Boston's newspaper. Full text from 1980 to the present
for this paper is available via the Library's subscription to
the Proquest
Newspapers database, and full text from 1988 to the present
is available via the Library's subscription to the LexisNexis
Academic database (access restricted to the Fairfield University
Community).
- Connecticut Post
http://www.connpost.com
- Southwest Connecticut's largest daily newspaper, online. Full
text from 2001 to the present for this paper is available via
the Library's subscription to the LexisNexis
Academic database (access restricted to the Fairfield University
Community).
- Fairfield Citizen News
http://www.fairfieldcitizen-news.com
- Online version of the Fairfield Citizen News, with many features,
such as news, health, editorials, living, sports, weather, school,
obituaries, classifieds, and more.
- Fairfield Minuteman
http://www.fairfieldminuteman.com
- The online home of Fairfield's free family newspaper.
- Fairfield Mirror
http://www.fairfieldmirror.com
- The student newspaper of Fairfield University, with online archives
dating back to April 2000. For older issues, consult the DiMenna
Nyselius Library catalog, or ask
a Librarian.
- Fairfield University Publications
http://www.fairfield.edu/dmc_pubs.html
- If you missed the print editions of Campus
Currents, FairfieldNow,
or 1073 North Benson, you can
enjoy them online.
- Fairfield Weekly
http://fairfieldweekly.com
- This trendy Fairfield County rag covers arts, entertainment,
and lifestyle news.
- Hartford Courant
http://www.courant.com
- Homepage of Hartford's newspaper. Full text from 1992 to the
present for this paper is available via the Library's subscription
to the Proquest
Newspapers database (access restricted to the Fairfield University
Community).
- New Haven Register
http://www.nhregister.com
- Homepage of New Haven's newspaper. Full text of recent issues
of this paper is available via the Library's subscription to the
InfoTrac
OneFile database (access restricted to the Fairfield University
Community.
- New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com
- Homepage of New York's newspaper. Full text back to 1857 for
this paper is available via the Library's subscription to the
New
York Times-Historical database, while full text articles from
the 21st century through today can be found in the Library's ProQuest
Newspapers subscription (access restricted to the Fairfield
University Community).
- Stamford Advocate
http://www.stamfordadvocate.com
- Homepage of Stamford's newspaper. Full text from 2003 to the
present for this paper is available via the Library's subscription
to the LexisNexis
Academic database (access restricted to the Fairfield University
Community).
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- National News
- AJR Newslink
http://newslink.org
- Comprehensive list of newspapers, radio, television and magazines
with links, from the American Journalism Review.
- CNN
http://www.cnn.com
- From the Cable News Network, updated throughout the day.
- Google News
http://news.google.com/nwshp?hl=en&gl=us
- Google News gathers stories from more than 4,500 news sources
in English worldwide. Because results are compiled solely by computer
algorithms, news sources are selected without regard to political
viewpoint or ideology, revealing how different news organizations
are reporting the same story. Special features include the ability
to customize news diplays, trace story histories, focus on news
originating from specific countries, and restrict searches to
specific news sources.
- MSNBC News
http://www.msnbc.msn.com
- From the MSNBC News channel, updated throughout the day.
- National Public Radio (NPR)
http://www.npr.org
- News and broadcast programs from NPR. Search the archives and
listen to full segments online.
- Wall Street Journal
http://online.wsj.com/public/us
- One of the world's foremost business newspapers. Full text from
1984 to the present for this paper is available via the Library's
subscription to the Proquest
Newspapers database (access restricted to the Fairfield University
Community).
- Washington Post
http://www.washingtonpost.com
- Homepage of Washington D.C.'s premier newspaper. Full text from
1977 through the present for this paper is available via the Library's
subscription to the LexisNexis
Academic database. Additionally, full text from 1996 through
the present for this paper is available via the Library's subscription
to the Proquest
Newspapers database (access restricted to the Fairfield University
Community).
- USA Today
http://www.usatoday.com
- National newspaper with keyword searchable archives from 1987
to the present.
- Yahoo! Newspapers By Region
http://dir.yahoo.com/News_and_Media/Newspapers/By_Region/
- Resources arranged by countries, regions, and states in the
US.
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- International News
Sources
- ABYZ News Links
http://www.abyznewslinks.com
- A portal to online news sources from around the world.
- Google News
http://news.google.com/nwshp?hl=en&gl=us
- Google News gathers stories from more than 4,500 news sources
in English worldwide. Because results are compiled solely by computer
algorithms, news sources are selected without regard to political
viewpoint or ideology, revealing how different news organizations
are reporting the same story. Special features include the ability
to customize news diplays, trace story histories, focus on news
originating from specific countries, and restrict searches to
specific news sources.
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- Foreign Language News and Newspapers
http://libraries.mit.edu/guides/types/flnews
- Electronic journals, newspapers, and magazines are available
in Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian,
and Spanish.
NewspaperDirect PressDisplay (Library subscription for Fairfield University community)
http://library2.fairfield.edu/dblist.php#N- Full-color page images of newspapers from all around the world
in English and foreign languages, including advertisements. Offers
the ability to listen to and translate selected articles.
- WorldNews Network
http://worldnews.com
- Search world news by keywords, countries, or categories that
include: world headlines; business news; entertainment news; travel
news; sports news; health news; and science news.
- World Radio Network
http://www.wrn.org/ondemand
- News on demand or live feeds from public broadcasters around
the world.
- U.N. News Centre
http://www.un.org/News
- Listin to U.N. radio and watch webcasts broadcast live by the
United Nations, or view the latest headlines, factsheets, maps,
and other documents.
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- Independent News Sources
- AlterNet
http://www.alternet.org
- Winner of several awards, including Utne's Independent Press
Award, Alternet is a project of the Independent Media Institute.
The website is designed to serve as an "infomediary," to find,
evaluate, aggregate and organize links to the best journalism,
policy analysis and websites on a range of pressing issues.
- Democracy Now!
http://www.democracynow.org
- A national, daily, independent, award-winning news program airing
on over 300 stations in North America. This station does not accept
advertisers, donations from corporations, or donations from governments.
Watch or listen online.
Independent Media Center
http://www.indymedia.org/en/index.shtml
- Live web radio from independent media centers around the world
in different languages.
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- Additional News &
News-Related Resources
- Chronicle of Higher Education
http://www.chronicle.com
- The premiere newspaper for higher education in the U.S.
- CQ Researcher (Library subscription for Fairfield University
community)
http://library2.fairfield.edu/databases.php#C
- Provides o riginal, comprehensive reporting and analysis on
issues in the news, with regular reports on topics in health,
international affairs, education, the environment, technology
and the U.S. economy. Articles include a background and chronology;
an assessment of the current situation; tables and maps; pro/con
statements from representatives of opposing positions; and bibliographies
of key sources.
- FactCheck.org
http://www.factcheck.org
- A project of the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University
of Pennsylvania, FactCheck.org is a nonpartisan, nonprofit, "consumer
advocate" for voters that aims to reduce the level of deception
and confusion in U.S. politics by monitoring the factual accuracy
of what is said by major U.S. political players in the form of
TV ads, debates, speeches, interviews, and news releases.
- Google News
http://news.google.com/nwshp?hl=en&gl=us
- Google News gathers stories from more than 4,500 news sources
in English worldwide. Because results are compiled solely by computer
algorithms, news sources are selected without regard to political
viewpoint or ideology, revealing how different news organizations
are reporting the same story. Special features include the ability
to customize news diplays, trace story histories, focus on news
originating from specific countries, and restrict searches to
specific news sources.
- Journal Locator
http://ds3us6us9g.search.serialssolutions.com/
- Look up any newspaper, journal, or magazine title to find out
if the library offers a full text subscription in paper or electronic
formats.
- Online Newspapers (Library subscriptions for Fairfield U.
community)
http://library2.fairfield.edu/dblist.php?s=11
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A selection of databases that index various
newspapers, some providing full text articles.
- Project Censored
http://www.projectcensored.org
- Project Censored is a media research group out of Sonoma State
University which tracks the news published in independent journals
and newsletters. From these, Project Censored compiles an annual
list of 25 news stories of social significance that have been
overlooked, under-reported or self-censored by the country's major
national news media.
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