Current News Resources

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[edit] 1 About this Page

This page was created to provide a starting point for locating current news sources. Some of the resources listed below are subscription databases and may only be accessed by current students, faculty, and staff of Bentley College. To see a full listing of library databases please visit the Bentley Library home page at http://library.bentley.edu.

[edit] 2 Newspapers & Newswires

[edit] 2.1 United States News

  • Factiva
    • Type of Resource: Library Database Database.jpg
    • Please Note: 6 user limit
  • LexisNexis Academic
    • Type of Resource: Library Database Database.jpg
    • Provides access to a variety of major and local U.S. newspapers.
      • Hint: Find local and regional newspapers by selecting the tan <Sources> tab and clicking on the <News> folder in the "Publication Type" source list. On the resulting page, select <United States> from the "Filter Type" drop down list at the top of the page and then select the region of interest from the "All Regions" drop down list.
  • ProQuest Newspapers
    • Type of Resource: Library Database Database.jpg
    • ProQuest Newspapers includes the following Massachusetts newspapers:
      • Berkshire Eagle (Pittsfield, MA): Fulltext: 2005 - current
      • Boston Globe: Full Text 1980 - current
      • Boston Herald: Full Text 1991 - current
      • BusinessWest (Chicopee, MA): Full Text 1992 - current
      • Gazette (Haverhill, MA): Full Text 1992 - 1997 with some exceptions
      • North Adams Transcript (North Adams, MA): Full Text 2005 - current
      • Patriot Ledger (Quincy, MA): Full Text 1991 - current
      • Plymouth County Business Review (Pembroke, MA): Full Text 1991 - current
      • Sentinel & Enterprise (Fitchburg, MA): Full Text 2005 - current
      • Standard Times (New Bedford, MA): Full Text 1992 - 1997
      • The Sun (Lowell, MA): Full Text 2004 - current
      • Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA): Full Text 1989 - current
    • ProQuest Newspapers includes the following national newspapers:
      • Wall Street Journal (Eastern edition): Full Text 1984 - current
      • Wall Street Journal (Europe): Full Text: 1991 - current
      • The Wall Street Journal (Asia): Full Text: 1991 - current

[edit] 2.2 International News

  • Emerging Markets
    • Type of Resource: Library Database Database.jpg
    • Provides news from emerging markets in 70 countries and regions in Europe, Latin America, Africa, The Middle East, Central Asia, and Asia. Many news sources provide content in local languages as well as English.
  • Factiva
    • Type of Resource: Library Database Database.jpg
    • Please Note: 6 user limit
    • This database includes news resources from numerous countries.
      • Hint: Use the drop-down menu in the upper left corner of the page to select a country.
  • LexisNexis Academic
    • Type of Resource: Library Database Database.jpg
    • Provides access to a variety of international newspapers. Includes English language & non-English language news.
      • Hint: Find international and non-English Language News by selecting the <News> tab and choosing from the <Select Source> dropdown menu either "Major World Newspapers," "Non-US Newspapers and Wires," or "Non-English Language News."
  • Global Insight
    • Type of Resource: Library Database Database.jpg
    • Provides same-day analysis and risk assessment of over 200 countries, providing analysis of market conditions and key events around the world.
  • Foreign Language Magazines - Print Editions available at the Bentley Library
    • Type of Resource: Print Periodicals Books.gif Location: Current Periodicals Area (current issues) & Stacks (back issues)
      • Cambio 16 (Spain)
      • Der Spiegel (Germany)
      • Stern (Germany)
      • L'Expansion (France)
      • L'Express International (France)
      • Veja (Brazil)
      • Panorama (Italy)

[edit] 2.3 Front Pages of Newspapers from Around the World

[edit] 3 Transcripts of Television & Radio News Programs

  • LexisNexis Academic
    • Type of Resource: Library Database Database.jpg
      • Hint: Click on <News>, then in the <Select Sources> drop-down box select <Transcripts>.
  • Factiva
    • Type of Resource: Library Database Database.jpg
    • Please Note: 6 user limit
  1. Click on <Search>
  2. Click on the "+" symbol next to <Source>
  3. In the <Select Source Category> drop-down box choose <Publications By Type>
  4. Click on <Transcripts> to limt your search to all Transcripts, or click on the "+" symbol next to <Transcripts> to select specific sources.

[edit] 4 News Portals & Indexes

  • Google News & Media
    • Type of Resource: Web Site Web.jpg
    • Aggregates headlines from more than 4,500 English-language news sources worldwide. Includes a news archives search.
  • World News Network
    • Type of Resource: Web Site Web.jpg
    • Collection of news sources and news stories from around the world organized into regional and topical categories.
  • News and Newspapers Online (A free service from the University Libraries of The University of North Carolina at Greensboro)
    • Type of Resource: Web Site Web.jpg
    • News and Newspapers Online lists hundreds of news resources from around the world in a variety of languages that offer free access to current, general-interest, full-text news.
  • World Newspapers
    • Type of Resource: Web Site Web.jpg
    • World newspapers, magazines, and news sites in English.

[edit] 5 Special Topics

[edit] 5.1 Accounting & Tax News

  • BNA Tax Library
    • Type of Resource: Library Database Database.jpg
    • As part of this service we receive Daily Tax Report Highlights and a Weekly Report.
  • CCH Complete Tax Service
    • Type of Resource: Library Database Database.jpg
    • Please Note: 20 user limit
    • Sections of the homepage are devoted to Today's Tax Highlights and Tax Tracker News.

[edit] 5.2 Politics & Government News

  • Congressional Quarterly Weekly
    • Type of Resource: Library Database Database.jpg
    • Provides coverage of the U.S. Congress, including status of bills, votes and amendments, floor and committee activity.

[edit] 6 Further Assistance

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