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Evaluating News and Media Sources

Things to think about:

Credibility of a news organization can change
Credible sources ARE available on both sides of political spectrum
Try to look for at least 3-4 credible news sources, with at least one coming from a different viewpoint than your own (left/right/neutral) to get a full picture of the situation
Is it Primary source? Secondary source?
Look for similarities across articles and any significant difference

Tools to help in evaluating news and other media sources:

Know your sources
(Portland Community College): Characteristics of a variety of online and academic source types to consider when selecting sources
Media Bias Chart
Evaluates media on both sides of the political spectrum for accuracy, fact reporting, etc.

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News Magazine Archives

LIFE Magazine Archive This link opens in a new window
Life Magazine Archive presents an extensive collection of the famed photojournalism magazine, spanning its very first issue in November 1936 through December 2000 in a comprehensive cover-to-cover format.
Time Magazine Archive This link opens in a new window
The Time Magazine Archive presents an extensive collection of the prominent weekly news magazine dating back to its first issue in March 1923 through December 2000, presented in a comprehensive cover-to-cover format.
U.S. News & World Report Magazine Archive This link opens in a new window
U.S. News & World Report Magazine Archive is unique in that it covers the magazine from the beginning of its three predecessor titles. The magazine features a broad variety of topics in current events, politics and business, and is well known for its ranked lists of businesses and institutions.

Subscribed Newspaper Databases

Great resources for research papers. Search for topics, people, and places. Good for first person, eye-witness reports, opinion and editorials, and factual news reporting.

Dayton Business Journal This link opens in a new window
The Dayton Business Journal features local business news about Dayton, along with providing tools to help businesses grow, network and hire. For more information on how to create an account, see our LibGuide https://libguides.sinclair.edu/DBJ
Dayton Daily News This link opens in a new window
The Sinclair Community College Library provides a subscription to the Dayton Daily News for the entire Sinclair community. Follow the link to get your 12-month subscription to the Dayton Daily News. You must use your Sinclair email address to activate your account and renew after a year.
Also provides access to the Springfield News-Sun and the Journal-News.
New York Times Online This link opens in a new window
Use this link to access the New York Times Online through Sinclair (not a personal subscription). If you need more information on how to create an account, see our LibGuide - https://libguides.sinclair.edu/NYT
Nexis Uni This link opens in a new window
Full text news, business, legal, and other reference information.
Newspaper Source This link opens in a new window
Full text for regional U.S. newspapers, international newspapers, newswires, and newspaper columns.
Regional Business News This link opens in a new window
A full text newswire database that incorporates business wires from all over the world.

Other Databases that include Newspapers

Opposing Viewpoints in Context This link opens in a new window
Pro/con essays, topic overviews, statistics, primary documents, websites and full-text articles. You can limit your search to news only.
Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window
Index, abstracts, and full text for many scholarly publications covering all academic areas of study.

Selected Online News Sources

National & International news Websites

Local Newspaper websites

Excellent resource for today's news. Local newspaper web sites are good sources for current news and photos. Some may have older articles available in archives while others will be limited to current information.

Dayton Daily News (greater Dayton area)
Sinclair provides a full free account for students/staff/faculty to use. Sign up at DDN Free Access
Greene County Dailies
Includes: Beavercreek News-Current, Fairborn Daily Herald, Gazette News-Current
Journal-News (Butler and Warren County)
Register-Herald (Eaton, Preble County)
Wright Patterson Air Force Base Skywriter

Historical Resources

Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers
This Library of Congress site allows you to search and view newspaper pages from 1880-1922 and find information about American newspapers published between 1690-present.

Films on Demand: Archival Films & Newsreels This link opens in a new window
Archival Films & Newsreels from Films on Demand going back to 1900.

Internet Archive - TV News
VIEW clips from 2,014,000 shows since 2009