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Checking for Bias
- How to Detect Media Bias (FAIR)Guidelines for detecting bias in media from Fairness in Accuracy & Reporting (FAIR).
- Media Bias Chart (Ad Fontes Media)Provides static and interactive media bias charts. Create a free account for access to the full interactive chart.
- AllSides
Exposes bias and provides multiple angles on the same story so you can quickly get the full picture, not just one slant. - Media Bias / Fact Check
The most comprehensive media bias resource on the internet. Currently lists 1800+ media sources in their database. - Prominent National MagazinesA curated list of major national magazines with indication of political leanings: left, center, right.
Major Newspapers
Links to the Library's subscriptions.
- Economist.com This link opens in a new window
- New York Times (nytimes.com) This link opens in a new windowDirect access to nytimes.com for GU students, faculty, staff. Registration required: follow instructions on our New York Times guide.
- Politico Pro This link opens in a new windowA comprehensive database providing legislative and regulatory insights, data tools and resources for policy research. On-demand, graphic visualization library translates complex policy issues and data sets into infographics. The Document Drawer repository offers primary source documentation. Limited state coverage also included.
- Wall Street Journal This link opens in a new window
- Washington Post This link opens in a new windowWashington Post via Library databases and news aggregators.
Major News Aggregators
- Nexis Uni This link opens in a new windowNexis Uni (formerly LexisNexis Academic) provides access to more than 17,000 news, business and legal sources from LexisNexis. Nexi Uni has three primary collections: 1) full-text access to thousands of news sources in the U.S. and abroad back to the 1970s; 2) aggregated economic data on businesses, corporations, and industries in the U.S. and abroad; 3) full-text legal documents, including U.S. Federal and State court cases, and law reviews from the late 18th century to present.
- Factiva This link opens in a new windowLimited to 5 concurrent users.
Provides worldwide full-text coverage of local and regional newspapers, trade publications, business newswires, media transcripts, news photos, business-rich websites, investment analyst reports, market research reports, country and regional profiles, company profiles, and historical market data. - ProQuest News & Newspapers This link opens in a new windowSearches all ProQuest newspaper databases: Alt-PressWatch, Ethnic NewsWatch, GenderWatch, Latin American Newsstand, ProQuest Civil War Era, ProQuest Historical Newspapers, ProQuest Newsstand, and The Wall Street Journal.
- NewsBank This link opens in a new windowIncludes Access World News, America's Historical Imprints, Electronic Image Editions, and Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS) Daily Reports and Index.
Evaluating News Sources
- How to Use Wikipedia to Evaluate Websites3-minute video shows how to search Wikipedia to learn more about news or other sites.
- "Six Questions that Will Tell You What Media to Trust"From American Press Institute.
- Evaluating Sources (Johns Hopkins)Provides an overview and tips for evaluating internet and social media sources.
- Frauds and Fakes on the InternetLists hoax sites and provides evaluation criteria.
- Snopes' Field Guide to Fake News Sites and Hoax PurveyorsSnopes.com tracks fake news sites.
