Research Guides: POSC 120: Democracy and Dictatorship: News and Current Affairs

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News and Current Affairs

The resources below will connect you to international, national, and local newspapers, as well as to leading magazines. News articles help you stay up-to-date on current affairs, allow you to track prior events as they unfolded, and can often connect you to experts on a particular topic (by following up on who an author might interview for insight on the event being covered).

Access World News
(Searches through citations and the full text)
A comprehensive current news database, contains hundreds of local, regional, national, and international news sources (including the St. Paul Pioneer Press and Minneapolis Star Tribune).
ProQuest Newsstream
(Searches through citations, subject indexing, and some full text)
A broad collection of newspaper articles published across the U.S.. Covers 1995 - current for most newspapers. An ELM Database.
New York Times (NYTimes.com)
Access to current New York Times. Subscription access provided through a partnership with the Carleton Student Association. First-time users will need to make an account with their Carleton credentials; faculty & staff accounts need to be every few years.
Note for existing NYTimes.com subscribers:
SIGN UP HERE! If you have an active paid account with the New York Times using your @carleton.edu email address, you may keep your subscription. Or, to register for our institutional subscription, you must first cancel your existing subscription -- this includes both personal subscriptions, and subscriptions from other institutions, even if it is lapsed. To cancel your subscription and switch to our institutional subscription, contact the New York Times directly at edu@nytimes.com.
Washington Post (washingtonpost.com)
Access to current Washington Post content going back to 2004, including access to the WaPo app. Archives searchable back through ProQuest Historical Newspapers. Click "more..." below for app signup instructions...
You can now receive Digital Subscription access provided by Carleton. Follow these steps to activate your free subscription to enjoy unlimited access to The Washington Post online and on the app.
1. Visit the signup page to sign-up with your Carleton email address. Enter your Carleton email address, agree to the Terms of Service and hit Continue. Choose a password and click create an account.
2. Click on Your Name in the upper right-hand corner
3. Click My Post
4. Once you are in My Post, click Manage Account on the right hand side.
5. Make sure your email address is Verified, if not, click “Unverified” to be sent a verification email. If your email address is already verified, you will not get this prompt.
6. Once verified, click over to the Subscription & Billing tab.
7. Click Activate free digital access
Financial Times
International daily newspaper with a focus on business and economic news. Current students, faculty, and staff must register and create personal accounts using Carleton e-mail addresses using the access link above. Once registered, you can use your account to log in to FT.com from anywhere on any device by clicking on the "Sign in" link in the upper right-hand corner. Guest access for non-affiliated users is available within Gould Library. Please consult the Research/IT Desk during standard reference hours.
Flipster
With Flipster you can read the latest issues of your favorite digital magazines on any mobile device or computer. For more information, click here.
PressReader
Access to the world's top newspapers and magazines as soon as they are available. Searchable by country, title, or date. Includes translation feature.

Magazines

The Economist
Full-text, PDF access to print issues of The Economist
The Economist Online
Full-text access to online-only articles posted to The Economist's website.

Foreign Policy
Access to full content of the website for Foreign Policy magazine. When off-campus, use the campus VPN for best access.

The Atlantic Monthly
Full-text, PDF access to the print edition of The Atlantic (does not include online-only articles)

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