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Background information
is essential to understanding current events in the world. Reference resources are developed by experts to provide these basic facts to the general public.
CIA World Fact Book
CountryWatch (Country Review Section) |
Local Perspective
can be studied in news reported from and analyzed by those people closest to the events. This news is often also aimed at an audience of like people. |
Local Newspapers reporting local events:
- Milwaukee Journal Sentinel on a local labor strike...
- Wisconsin State Journal on the Governor's actions...
- USA Today on the national elections...
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CountryWatch provides access to the current local headlines published in countries around the world. |
Headline Spot offers links to many regional papers around the world:
Africa | Americas | Asia | Europe | Middle East
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Global Perspective
occurs as a reaction to local news by the global community. Reported by and to people disassociated from the event, understanding of the event will vary according to the nation or political viewpoint. |
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e-Library is a searchable database of newspapers, magazines, and other resources. You will find it helpful in locating specific issues/topics in the news. |
American newsources offer US citizens news about other countries, as seen through the lens of American ideas, such as:
News sources from a different countrymay offer a slightly or radically different viewpoint of the same event, such as:
Watching America shares news translated from Around the World about the US.
News Aggregators:
The following news sources have a reputation for broad/unbiased reporting, such as:
Most of these resources are available online and in another media format (such as print or broadcast news).
Time, Newsweek, US News and other weekly news magazines provide news stories that have been researched more thouroughly than immediate news sources such as daily newspapers or the nightly news-broadcast. Many news magazines offer online versions.
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Studied Perspective
includes an indepth consideration of events that results from both emotional distance and time lapse. While not totally free of political bias, these sources are more likely to have considered various sources of information prior to analysis. |
Monthly magazines often offer a studied perspective on news of interests to their reading audience.
Broadcast "news magazines" such as 60 Minutes, 20/20, and NPR (National Public Radio) offer studied analysis of events. Often, clips from these shows can be found online:
Peer-reviewed journals provide analysis from the viewpoint of experts in a given field.
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Personal Commentary
is expressed as opinion offered by professional columnists and private citizens in the form of editorials, letters-to-the-editor, political cartoons, blogs, and forum posts. |
Individual commentaries are available in most print newspapers. Headline Spot also offers sections featuring:
Columnists | Critics | Op/Eds |
Added Perspective
is achieved through photographs, information graphics, and other visual elements presented within the layout of a news report impact a reader's reaction to a story. |
Because of this, readers generally benefit from seeing news reports in their original format, whenever possible.
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To locate images not included in a news report, AP Images (in affilation with the Associated Newswire) is an excellent source for both photographs and information graphics. |
| Online Resources, such as e-Library, with access to a wide variety of publications, provider researchers with convenient access to news from all perspectives and an excellent opportunity to compare and contrast different points-of-view. |
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