Making a Difference
Policies and Strategies for Social Change
News and commentary
General
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UMass Discovery searchCan filter by date and type of resources.
Television / video news
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Vanderbilt Television News ArchiveVanderbilt has been recording television news broadcasts since 1968 with an aim to "create, preserve and provide access to the news broadcasts from the U.S. national television networks." Video must be requested and will be sent to the user on DVD for a fee.
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YouTube NewsA collection of YouTube videos of current newscasts in the U.S. and international.
Print news
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Newspaper databasesUMass subscribes to several databases of newspapers, both historical and current. To access via the library, go to the library homepage > Databases & Collections > [Format] Newspapers.
- Boston Globe (1980-present)
- Ethnic NewsWatch (1965-present)
- New York Times Online (1851-present) Requires a free subscription.
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Westlaw Campus Research This link opens in a new windowLegal encyclopedias, law reviews, and legal treatises; case, statutory, and regulatory law; newspapers and magazines; business data, 1980s-present.
Fact-checking resources
These sources can help you verify the truth or falsity of specific claims.
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SnopesSnopes began in 1994 examining urban legends, but has expanded to general fact-checking.
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Media Bias / Fact CheckA site that examines bias in media from all points of the political spectrum. It includes a "Daily Source Bias Check" that examines the truthfulness and bias of various news sources.
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Fact CheckA non-partisan site that focuses on political claims.
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PolitifactA site that rates the accuracy of claims made by U.S. politicians with the Truth-o-Meter.
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False, Misleading, Clickbait-y, and/or Satirical 'News' SourcesTips and tricks for spotting questionable news sites. The list is maintained by Melissa Zimdars, assistant professor of Communications at Merrimack College.
