LibGuides: News & Current Events (MS): News Sources

News Websites

BBC World News
Based in the UK, the BBC is a great source for international news coverage. No subscription required.
CNN 10
A daily 10-minute news program created for middle school and high school students.
Google News
Google aggregates news sources from around the world.
National Public Radio (NPR)
Access to NPR's articles and radio programs is free for all.
The New York Times
America's "newspaper of record," the New York Times offers non-subscribers a small number of free articles each month.
PBS NewsHour
PBS NewsHour's videos remain available online for several years. Articles and transcripts are always free.
The Washington Post
Non-subscribers can read a small number of free articles each month.

Gale OneFile: News This link opens in a new window
Articles from thousands of national, international, state and local newspapers, including the New York Times, from 1980 to the present day. Access provided by TEL.
Gale OneFile: Popular Magazines This link opens in a new window
Offers thousands of articles from magazines focusing on current events, sports, science and health issues. Access provided by TEL.

AllSides
AllSides rates the bias of news sources across the political spectrum and provides links to articles that explore all sides of the issues.
FactCheck.org
Run by the Annenberg Public Policy Center, a nonpartisan organization, FactCheck.org checks the claims of American politicians, including speeches, debates, ads, and Tweets.
Media Bias/Fact Check
Media Bias/Fact Check is "an independent online media outlet... dedicated to educating the public on media bias and deceptive news practices."
PolitiFact
A nonpartisan fact-checking website run by the Poynter Institute, a nonprofit journalism school.

Pew Research Center
The Pew Research Center is a nonpartisan American organization that investigates current national issues and trends, including politics, technology, religion, and social and demographic trends.
ProCon.org
This nonprofit American organization collects and provides nonpartisan information on a range of current and controversial issues, including the 2016 presidential election.

Gale in Context: Middle School This link opens in a new window
Created specifically for middle-schoolers, with reference sources, videos, newspapers, magazines, primary sources, and more. Access provided by TEL.
Gale in Context: Opposing Viewpoints This link opens in a new window
This collection helps students research, analyze and organize a broad variety of data and perspectives on today's hottest social issues. Access provided by TEL.

ProQuest: The Tennessean, 2010-present This link opens in a new window
Digitized pages from the Tennessean from 2010 to the current issue. Access provided by TEL.

NewsChannel 5
This local news channel provides free up-to-the-minute coverage of local issues and events.
The Tennessean
The Tennessean's website, with up-to-the-minute local reporting. Some articles are subscriber-only.
WPLN
Nashville's public radio station makes recordings and transcripts of all its news stories available for free online.
WSMV Channel 4
This local news channel provides free up-to-the-minute coverage of local issues and events.