News Resources on the Web
There are hundreds of news resources accessible for free on the Web. A selection is provided below.
News Networks
Newspapers
Even more full-text newspaper articles can be found in the library’s Database Articles page. See the Database Articles section below for more information.
News Search Engines
News search engines allow the reader to search the news for keywords or topics of interest to them or to browse the highlights of the news each day.
RSS Feed Aggregators
RSS is a family of web feed formats used to publish blog entries, news headlines or podcasts. An RSS document, which is called a "feed," contains either a summary of content or the full text. RSS makes it possible for people to keep up with their favorite web sites in an automated manner that's easier than checking them manually.
RSS content can be read using software called a "feed reader" or an "aggregator." The user subscribes to a feed by entering the feed's link into the reader or by clicking an RSS icon in a browser that initiates the subscription process. The reader checks the user's subscribed feeds regularly for new content, downloading any updates that it finds.
Some popular feed aggregators include:
Many databases offering news articles are also available on the UCC Library Database Articles Web page, including:
- ABI Inform
- Academic Search Premier
- Facts on File World News Digest
- Lexis Nexis Academic (hundreds of newspapers including The New York Times 1980-present)
- MasterFile Premier
- New York Times Historical (1851-2003)
- Regional Business News
- Star Ledger
- Wall Street Journal