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Media Sources

Newspapers (online)

News resources can be very helpful and provide a good basis for your understanding of global issues. We frequently forget that these reports are written from a particular point of view. We have provided a number of sources for you to explore that include the New York Times, sometimes known as the paper of record for the United States, as well as various other resources from the U.S. and around the world.

• New York Times - This will take you to the historical version of the paper which begins in 1868 and runs through 2003. More current articles from this paper can be found in NewsBank as the first link in the center column of the page. Here you also have a choice of the New York Times newspaper, the New York Times Review of Books and the New York Times Magazine, all from January 2000 to date. You can also sign up to have a daily digest of news sent to your e-mail by going directly. There is a fee to access archives and selected articles however.
• The Washington Post is another national newspaper of note. You can access the full-text of articles electronically through this link from 1977 to date. For articles published between 1877 and 1990 go to the drop-down list in Historical Newspapers and select the title.
• The Christian Science Monitor is a leading newspaper with an international focus and it tends to be a little different from other western news sources, providing in-depth coverage of events from an analytical and less-biased viewpoint. The full text is available from January 1, 1987 in the NewsBank link by entering specific terms, or you might want to browse the issue for the entire date.
• Access World News - A large aggregation of news articles in English from around the world.
• Watching America - This is an independent web site that translates a wide variety of newspaper articles.
• ISI Emerging Markets - This resource provides data, news and analysis from government and public sources in emerging market countries.

Other world news media resources

• Arab world - Al-Jazeera
• England - B.B.C.
• France - Monde diplomatique
• Hong Kong - Asia Times
• India - Times of India
• Japan - Japan Times
• Latin America - Zona Latina Collection
• Russia - Moscow Times
• South Africa - Sun Times
• United States - New York Times

General Magazines

To search for general magazines and opinion journals, you might want to try EBSCO or InfoTrac. These resources will lead you to a large number of resources, many with full-text. Some of the titles you will find here include U.S. News and World Report, Time, Newsweek, New Republic, National Review, Commentary, Nation, and the Economist. Most of these magazines can also be accessed individually through the Online Research Resources page.

If you feel adventurous, try the new Library Search Assistant. This searches many different general online resources.

Opinion Journals

Some opinion journals exist that are directly related to international politics and global studies. You can try searching for these through the Library Search Assistant or through an index called PAIS. You can also go directly to the full-text of the following titles.

• CQ Researcher
  
• Foreign Policy
• Foreign Affairs
• New Republic

For comments on this page contact: Global Studies Librarian

Last modified by: Lynne Rudasill on 10/22/08