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FYS 297 The Idea of Europe: Home

Resources and research strategies for FYS 297: The Idea of Europe with Prof. Raluca Cernahoschi.

Who Reads the News?

US vs World News Coverage

Who Gets What News?

How Do We Read the News?

Time Magazine Covers by Region
What to the covers of Time show us about news coverage?

Global News

Al Jazeera (entire region)
Al Jazeera America is the U.S. based news channel that provides both domestic and international news coverage for its American audiences.
The Economist
Reports on and offers analysis of international news, world politics, business, finance, science, and technology. Includes 16 news categories including politics and business; short articles on world leaders, science, technology, finance and economics; surveys of countries and regions; obituaries; and reviews of literature and the arts. The back of each issue includes handy economic, financial, and market indicators.

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Full-text news, law, and business-related research. Publication dates: Varies by titles; 1980s to the present.
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International News and News Papers
Browse the collection on international news papers available from the Bates College Library.

Regional Roundups

EuroTopics
Roundup of European news.
Political Critique
Public website of the Central European magazine.

United Kingdom and Ireland

The Guardian
The UK website of the major British news outlet.
BBC News
Global news coverage from the British Broadcasting Corporation.
The Telegraph
Website of the British newspaper.
The Times (London; Online)
Provides United Kingdom news, World news, business news and current events.
Access: 03/18/1788 to present
Irish Times
The Irish Times is an Irish daily broadsheet newspaper.
El Pais
English language website of the Spanish newspaper.

France and Spain

Le Figaro
English language site of the French newspaper.
Le Monde
Public website of the major French language newspaper.
Le Monde Diplomatique
Le Diplo is a French language newspaper focusing on politics, economics, and culture particularly in the context of modern capitalism.

Germany

Die Welt
Website for major German language newspaper.
Die Zeit
Online, English language site of the major German newspaper.
Der Spiegel
Der Spiegel is a major German weekly news magazine.
Deutsche Welle
Germany's public international broadcast news service.

Turkey

Hürriyet Daily News (Turkey)
English language news from Turkey.
Bianet (Turkey)
Medyascope.tv (Turkey)

China

People's Daily (Chinese)
Online news in Chinese.
People's Daily (English)
Chinese news site in English.

Russia and Ukraine

Moscow Times
English- language daily newspaper published in Russia.
Tass
Russian news agency owned and operated by the government of Russia.
Kyiv Post
English language newspaper from Ukraine.

Elsewhere

Haaretz (Israel)
Online edition of Haaretz Newspaper in Israel, focusing on the Middle East, the Jewish World, and global news.
The Times of India
Online aggregator of major Indian news service.
The Japan Times
Daily news and features on Japan from the most widely read English-language newspaper in Japan
allAfrica.com
aggregates hundreds of African news sources

United States

ProQuest News and Newspapers This link opens in a new window
Newspapers, broadcast transcripts, and wire service reports including NYT, Boston Globe, LA Times and Washington Post. 1850 to Current; varies with each title

WSJ- United States
Public website of the US edition of the Wall Street Journal.