Current Events
- Following are general sources for Current Events. See the subcategories below for resources that are more narrow in scope. For local news use the Regional Information pages.
- Documents
Newspapers & Magazines
TV & Radio
Books & Audio-Visual
- AlleyCat
- Use AlleyCat, the CCAC online catalog, to find materials at any of the CCAC libraries
Reference & Overview Sources
| Full Text? | Database Name | Vendor | Help |
|---|---|---|---|
| yes | Facts On File World News Digest | Facts.com | info |
Magazine & Journal Articles
| Full Text? | Database Name | Vendor | Help |
|---|---|---|---|
| yes | Academic Search Premier | EBSCOhost | info |
| yes | MasterFILE Premier | EBSCOhost | info |
| no | Alternative Press Index | FirstSearch | info |
| no | Alternative Press Index Archive | FirstSearch | info |
| yes | New York Times | NewsBank | info |
| yes | Newspaper Source | EBSCOhost | info |
| yes | Pittsburgh Courier: 1911 - 2002 | ProQuest | info |
| yes | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | NewsBank | info |
Web Sites
- 10x10
- An interactive exploration of the words and pictures that define the time. Every hour, 10x10 collects the 100 words and pictures that matter most on a global scale, and presents them as a single image, taken to encapsulate that moment in time. 10x10 runs with no human intervention. Currently, 10x10 gathers its data from the following news sources: Reuters World News, BBC World Edition, and New York Times International News.
- 1st headlines
- Headline news from major news services, networks and newspapers. Arranged by subjects. Can be sorted by time or source.
- ABYZ News Links
- ABYZ News Links is a portal to online news sources from around the world. It is primarily composed of newspapers but also includes many broadcast stations, internet services, magazines, and press agencies. Arranged by region. Advanced search function available.
- AP Breaking News
- Offered by Tampa Bay Online, this site provides breaking news from Associated Press.
- Bloomberg.com
- Business and financial news website. Includes news, commentaries, charts and analysis on market information. Audio and video news available.
- CNET News.com
- Technology news website. Provides up-to-date information on new developments in software, hardware, networking, internet security, and personal technology needs.
- Disease Outbreak News
- Sponsored by the Work Health Organization, this site provides current reports on the latest outbreaks of communicable diseases all over the world. The main section of the page has links to current news stories. News stories are archived back through 1996 by disease, year, and country. Diseases such as the Avian flu, SARS, ebola, anthrax, smallpox, plague and many others are covered. Includes general articles on such topics as deliberate epidemics (bio-terrorism), drug resistance, alert and response operations, and informational articles on the diseases covered in the news stories.
- Financial Times
- Financial news website. Provides in-depth analysis on business and marketing news. Research tools section is especially helpful for keeping track on what's happening in the financial world. Including Asia, Europe, UK, and US version.
- HispanicOnline
- Covering the biggest stories of the day impacting Hispanics, this site includes: political news, plus opinion columns written from a Hispanic perspective; coverage of Latinos in arts and entertainment, sports, business, science & technology. Research and resources section is especially useful.
- MediaPost
- Access to 30,000+ media professional community, including television stations, radio stations, cable networks, newspapers and magazines. Free registration needed.
- My Way News
- A website features news from national news services, networks, and newspapers. Arranged by coverage and subjects. News photos and videos available. No banner and pop-up ads.
- NewsDirectory
- NewsDirectory is a guide to all online English-language media, including newspapers, magazines, television stations, colleges, visitor bureaus, governmental agencies. Browseable by location, subject, media type; searchable by publication title and area code.
- Newslink
- Sponsored by the American Journalism Review, this site provides links to United States and international newspapers, Radio and TV sites, and selected magazines' sites. Users can browse or search these sites by location and/or type.
- Reuters
- Latest business news and financial information. Videos available for some stories.
- Wired.com
- Content includes but not limited to Wired Magazine. News on Internet and technology from different perspectives: technology, culture, business and politics.
- World News -- UT Austin Provides links to news agencies, newspapers, TV and radio stations, and news websites. Arranged by continents.
Topical Search Engines
- Google News
- Search and browse 4,500 news sources updated continuously. Allows users to customize news, trace news history, or search for country or source specific news.
- Individual.com
- Customized news service. You can choose the topics and companies you want to follow and this site will search and categorize top news sources for you. The result is your customized NewsPagesm which is delivered daily via email. You can also read your c ontinuously updated NewsPagesm on the Web throughout the day. Free registration required.
- RocketNews.com
- RocketNews is a personalized current news search engine with emphasis on business related news. Its content database includes more than 13,000 current news and business information sources. Subscription needed to create personalized news portal.
- Search.com News & Media
- Customized news search engine. You can search one of more of the following categories: breaking news, business publications, sports news, entertainment news, tech news, magazines and newspapers. And in each category, you also have choice of which resources to search.
- Yahoo! - News
- This subset of the Yahoo! search engine provides current news stories from multiple sources. International in scope. Stories can be accessed by topics such as business, politics, entertainment, technology and more.