Where can I find Today's News?

You have several options for today's news - find a print copy of the newspaper, visit its online site, or go to an online news service. Media releases are also useful as they deal with policies of government or organisations about current issues.

Today's News in Print

The UQ Library has produced a Newspaper Information "How-to" guide to help you find print and microfilm copies of newspapers held in the Library.

Today's News Online

Many newspapers maintain an Internet version with breaking news updated frequently. Usually the current issue is free.

NOTE: The Internet version of a newspaper does not directly correspond to the printed version (e.g. articles may be shorter or totally rewritten), and does not include classifieds, cartoons or pictures.

Headline Aggregators

If you are interested in news stories from a variety of newspaper and broadcast sources, a headline aggregator will link you to articles. The following are the main sources of headline news:

Google News	http://news.google.com/
Moreover	http://moreover.com/
1st Headlines	http://www.1stheadlines.com/
Yahoo! Daily News	http://dailynews.yahoo.com/



Broadcast and Cable News

News broadcasts allow you to listen to or watch a news broadcast. Broadcast news actually from the country where the news is happening may provide links to further material. Look at the following:

ABC News One of the biggest media sites in the country. It has an In-Depth section that provides longer reports and special sites dealing with major international and domestic events. Interviews and transcripts from programs such as Four Corners, AM, PM and The 7.30 Report are presented as they come in.	http://www.abc.net.au/news/
BBC News Main UK media site. Also includes world news, in depth reports and country profiles.	http://news.bbc.co.uk
CNN Major US and world media and news site.	http://www.cnn.com/
NewsCenter This side links to wire services or news agencies to follow up stories	http://www.freepint.com/gary/newscenter.htm
Streaming Media A large collection of links to on-demand audio and video broadcasts from the BBC, ABC radio, Bloomberg and others	http://www.freepint.com/gary/audio.htm



Online Newspapers

The following sites provide links to many online newspapers:

Australian Newspapers Onine	http://www.nla.gov.au/npapers/
European national newspapers	http://www.netmasters.co.uk/european_newspapers/
News and newspapers online	http://library.uncg.edu/news/
Online Newspapers	http://www.onlinenewspapers.com/
Online newspapers by country	http://www.ipl.org/div/news/
World Wide News - by country	http://www.world-wide-news.net/





Wire Services

Reuters	http://www.reuters.com/
AAP - Australian Associated Press	http://aap.com.au/index.asp
AP - Associated Press	http://wire.ap.org/
UPI - United Press International	http://www.upi.com/


Finding Past News from UQ Library Databases



Australia

Some online newspapers provide searchable archives of past issues. However, they may charge for viewing or printing from past issues. There is no one central subject index to newspaper articles. The UQ Library subscribes to electronic databases (some databases offer access to full text articles) and print indexes that access articles from past issues of many newspapers. Try some of these to find articles on your topic ~

Factiva	Factiva is a global news and business information service that combines the content sets of Dow Jones Interactive and Reuters Business Briefing. Coverage is from 1985.
Australia New Zealand Reference Centre	Combines Australia and New Zealand specific magazines, newspapers & newswires, reference books, and company information to create a collection of regional full text content from 1990 onwards.
NewsText	Restricted to in-Library use only. Contact the Information Desk in your Library Newstext contains most articles published in News Limited's Australian papers since 1995. The Courier Mail dates back to 1984; some archives of The Australian start in 1995.




International

Try the following electronic indexes:

Academic Research Library	Covers information in the social sciences and the humanities, with some content in science and technology. It includes two subsets: Academic research newspapers - including New York Times, Wall Street Journal ; Academic research periodicals - a broad range of general reference subjects Full-text of the New York Times from 1999-, also full-text of Barron's, 1996-
Expanded Academic ASAP (InfoTrac)	Indexes some articles from the New York Times, Newsweek, etc.


From Online News Archives

For good examples of online newspapers and archives, try:

Electronic Telegraph (UK) Free registration required. Click on Search to access archive.	http://www.telegraph.co.uk/
FT.com (Financial Times)	http://news.ft.com/home/rw/
Guardian Unlimited	http://www.guardian.co.uk/


From Print Indexes

Some newspaper articles are only indexed through printed indexes. Many web based indexes only index articles and information after the 1980s. For information and articles before that date, you will have to use print indexes. The Library holds ~

New York Times Index From 1851 onwards The New York Times Index is also available on the Internet from 1996- Free registration required (charges apply for full-text)	Fryer Ref AI21 .N44
New York Times	MIC3370 Fryer Microfilm also available http://nytimes.com Click on Archives
The Times Index	Fryer Ref AI21.T46
The Times (London)	MIC3368 Fryer Microfilm


Other News Sources

Media Releases

Media releases can announce a government project, initiative or legislative change. Many organisations and educational institutions also produce media releases. The best strategy for media releases is to find the organisation or company that interests you and look there for their latest news, generally under the news section. There are a number of Web sites that collect releases and make the archives available. You can try the following for Australian media releases:

AAP MediaNet Contains current and archived releases from businesses, governments, unions, associations and puboic relations consultants.	http://www.aapmedianet.com.au/
Federal Government The Federal Government archives its media releases.	http://media.fed.gov.au/
Press Release Centre Clearinghouse and searchable archive for press releases published by business, government and community organisations throughout Australia.	http://www.pressrelease.com.au/



Useful Web sites for News and Journalism

Australian News Resources Working sites for journalists in Australia	http://www.ozemail.com.au/~pwessels/
Australian Policy Online	http://www.apo.org.au/
Guide to Internet Information Sources for Australian Journalists	http://www.journoz.com/
Parliament of Australia . Parliamentary Library. Hot Issues	http://www.aph.gov.au/library/intguide/hotissues.htm

Ask at the Information Desk in any Branch Library

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