Scope

This Research Guide focuses on news and current events resources.

Overview

Google News and Resources
http://www.google.com/news
World news resources provided by Google.com

News and Current Events Resources
http://memorial.library.wisc.edu/news.htm
Links to news sources provided by UW-Madison's Memorial Library

Facts.com
http://www.2facts.com/stories/mainmenu.asp
Includes full-text articles from Facts On File's World News Digest

Finding Journal and News Articles

Below are links to databases that cover this subject area. The truncation symbol for all of them is an asterisk (*) unless otherwise noted.

Sample searches for databases:

Abu Ghraib and torture
Muhammad and cartoon*
Arctic and oil
Hurricane Katrina and recover*
terrorism and air* and (safety or security)
Iran and nuclear weapon*

Recommended Databases:

Academic Search 1984 - to date (updated daily)
This library database indexes approximately 3,100 popular magazines and academic journals and provides the full-text articles from approximately 1,000 journals. Basic instructions for Academic Search

CIAO (Columbia International Affairs Online) 1991 - to date (updated weekly)
CIAO is a comprehensive source for theory and research in international affairs. It includes full-text of working papers from 58 organizations, abstracts from eleven major international affairs journals, and abstracts and/or reviews of books. More than 280 full-color regional, political, and country maps are also included.

CQ Researcher November 1991 - to date (updated weekly)
Contains weekly reports from Congressional Quarterly that cover the most current and controversial issues. Basic instructions for CQ Researcher

Global NewsBank 1996 - to date (updated monthly)
Global NewsBank covers issues and events in Africa, Asia, Europe, the former Soviet Union, Pacific Rim, Central and South America and the Middle East. It is ideal for researching a wide variety of international developments related to politics, economics, science and business. The full-text news articles are from more than 1,500 international sources. Basic instructions for Global NewsBank

Lexis/Nexis Academic Universe Dates Vary (updated daily)
Contains the full-text articles from U.S. and international newspapers (including the New York Times, June 1980 - to date), as well as some news and business magazines and trade journals. The truncation symbol is an exclamation point (!). Basic instructions for Lexis/Nexis Academic Universe

ProQuest Newspapers Dates Vary (updated weekly)
Indexes articles from 41 national and Wisconsin newspapers; includes full text for most. The truncation symbol is a question mark (?). Basic instructions for ProQuest Newspapers

ProQuest Research Library 1988 - to date (updated daily)
Indexes over 2,000 general-interest and academic journals. Nearly 1,000 periodicals are full-text. Dates vary, but many full-text journals go back to 1988. Basic instructions for ProQuest Research Library

Readers' Guide Full Text and Retrospective 1890 - to date (updated monthly)
Indexes 240 popular magazines in a wide range of subject areas. Full-text coverage of 131 titles begins with 1994. Basic instructions for Readers' Guide Full Text

Finding Books

MadCat
Books on current events can be found in MadCat, the UW-Madison library catalog.

Sample keyword searches:

"George W. Bush"
"stem cell?"
abortion and pregnan?
"Osama bin Laden"
"global warming"
(tobacco or cigarette) and smok? and teen?
"Arab-Israeli conflict"

Internet Sites

ABCNews.com
http://abcnews.go.com/
The latest news from the ABC television network; in addition, find feature stories from such ABC news programs as 20/20, Primetime, and Good Morning America.

BadgerLink
http://www.badgerlink.net/
BaderLink provides access to Wisconsin news and information. Consult this site to search Wisconsin newspapers via ProQuest; also, "Government Sites" links to important Web sites for Wisconsin government.

The Capital Times
http://www.madison.com/captimes/
The latest news according to The Capital Times, one of Madison's local newspapers.

Chicago Tribune
http://www.chicagotribune.com/
The latest news for Chicago and the nation, according to the Chicago Tribune.

The Christian Science Monitor
http://www.csmonitor.com/
The latest news according to The Christian Science Monitor, an "international daily newspaper" published by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, in Boston, Massachusetts.

CNN.com
http://www.cnn.com/
The latest national and international news according to CNN. The programming schedule for CNN can also be found here.

Foreign Affairs Magazine
http://www.foreignaffairs.org/index.asp
Foreign Affairs is a magazine published by the Council on Foreign Relations, a "nonpartisan membership organization, research center, and publisher," which is "dedicated to increasing America's understanding of the world and contributing ideas to U.S. foreign policy." This site features a searchable archives dating back to 1979.

Isthmus: The Daily Page
http://www.thedailypage.com/
Find out the latest news and events happening in Madison, courtesy of the Isthmus. This site features a search engine, which can be used to find out about forthcoming events.

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
http://www.jsonline.com/
The latest news for Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and the nation, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

OnlineJournalism.com
http://www.ojr.org/
OnlineJournalism.com is maintained by the Annenberg School for Communication of the University of Southern California. Offering news about the news, this site features multiple articles on the following topics: "First Amendment Issues," "War on Terrorism," and "Privacy Issues," and "Hacking Issues." The site also links to major news Web sites around the world.

Public Agenda Online: Public Opinion and Public Policy
http://www.publicagenda.org/
Public Agenda is a "nonpartisan, nonprofit public opinion research and citizen education organization based in New York City." Consult this site for the state of public opinion on current topics like "Abortion," "Gay Rights," and "Internet Speech/Privacy."

TIME.com
http://www.time.com/time/
The latest news according to Time Magazine.

USA Today
http://www.usatoday.com/
The latest national news according to USA Today.

University of Michigan: Documents in the News
http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/docnews.html
This site features archives of documents in the news from 2004, 2005 and 2006; and a cumulative index of topics from 1995 to 2005. Recent topics include the avian flue and the Cheney hunting accident.

Wisconsin State Journal
http://www.madison.com/wisconsinstatejournal/index.php
The latest news according to the Wisconsin State Journal, one of Madison's local newspapers.

Yahoo News
http://news.yahoo.com/
The latest news according to Yahoo!

Opinion Polls

Polling the Nations
Polling the Nations is a compilation of questions and responses from more than 14,000 national, state, local and special surveys in the U.S. and more than 80 other countries. The surveys contain information on more than 4,500 subjects, and are gathered from professional polling organizations, television networks, universities, newspapers, businesses and associations. Sources of data include: AMA, Donnelly Marketing, Gallup Poll, Latinbarometer, New York Times, Pew Foundation, Roper Organization, and many more.

PollingReport.com
This Internet vehicle for the magazine The Polling Report gives undergraduates, teachers, and researchers alike easy access to a timely, high quality cross-section of poll data on topics of national political, economic, and sociocultural interest.