JOUR 205 - Reporting the News

Evaluating online information

News Literacy Guide: Resources for Evaluating News Sources
Learn how to spot fake news and identify reliable news sources using the UA Libraries' News Literacy Guide.

Journalists' Toolbox
From the Society of Professional Journalists, find backgrounding and research resources.
Public records
Find information about public records and links to records for courts, county assessor, schools, and other Tucson sources.
Subject guides
Find background information and scholarly sources in a wide range of subjects on these guides created by UA Librarians.

Data & Statistics

Dictionaries & Encyclopedias

Directories

Access World News This link opens in a new window
Find articles from local (Arizona Daily Star), national, and international newspapers, and news transcripts and video clips; date coverage varies by news source.
Historical Newspapers: Arizona Collection This link opens in a new window
Full text news articles from the Arizona Republic, 1890-recent.
This database includes locally produced news articles and regional and national Associated Press stories. It does not include syndicated columnists or guest comments from editorials.
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Nexis Uni This link opens in a new window
Find news from U.S. and international newspapers, television and radio broadcasts, newswires, and blogs, as well as business profiles, patents, and legal research.
Note: May require users to log in with their NetID even on campus.

There is a known bug affecting Nexis Uni profile creation. Off-campus users interested in creating a Nexis Uni profile should use this link.

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Global Newsstream This link opens in a new window
Find news from international, national, and regional newspapers, newswires, blogs, and news sites, with various coverage from 1980s-current.
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