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Some of these resources require your Boston Public Library card number to sign in.
If you have lost your library card or need to reset your PIN, let Ms. Pendleton know.
BPL Card Access - Major Sources
BPL Card Access - Major Sources
The New York Times, The Boston Globe, and Wall Street Journal all use a pass system. Passes last 72 hours and might require setting up an account. The library has a limited number of passes, so if none are available check back later.
When your pass expires, you can get a new pass.
The Associated Press newsroom as always available with your BPL login.
This is not a traditional newspaper website and has a different look and feel than the other websites.
BPL Card Access - Additional Sources
BPL Card Access - Additional Sources
These sources have mostly full-page online versions of newspapers and magazines.
PressReader has thousands of newspapers from around the world.
Bias and Fact-Checking
Bias and Fact-Checking
You can refer to the media bias chart on the left (click to interact!) or explore the bias and fact-checking sites below. Each site takes a different approach, but look for left/liberal and right/conservative bias labels, as well as labels like bipartisan, nonpartisan, or center.
Remember that each individual news story may vary a bit. Be on the lookout for helpful labels like "opinion" or "satire" that tell you how to interpret an article.
News Aggregators
News Aggregators
These websites bring together news from a variety of sources. Each article will have its source clearly labeled.
Often they allow for some personalization based on which newspapers or topics you're interested in. (This can introduce your own bias based on what you choose.)
They're often available as apps.
Boston-Based Online Sources
Boston-Based Online Sources
Various sources with differing perspectives that focus on our local news.
Arranged alphabetically
WBUR, one of Boston's NPR (public radio) member stations.
Other US Cities' Papers
Other US Cities' Papers
Local papers for different US cities. If you're interested in an event that's going on in a different part of the country, their local paper may have more in-depth coverage than national news sources will.
Most of these are the most popular paper for that city. You can use Google to find additional newspapers for these cities or papers based in any other city you're interested in.
Papers for more major cities (NYC, DC, LA) have more readers outside of their cities.
Arranged alphabetically by title.
Chicago Tribune, Chicago, Illinois.
Detroit Free Press, Detroit, Michigan.
Fun fact: this was Ms. Barlage's local paper when she was growing up
Houston Chronicle, Houston, Texas.
Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, California.
The Washington Post, Washington, DC.
Fun fact: this was Ms. Pendleton's local paper when she was growing up
United States News Sources
United States News Sources
Arranged alphabetically by title.
National Public Radio (NPR) news.
Telemundo, an American Spanish-language news network.
The Wall Street Journal.
Global News Sources
Global News Sources
Arranged alphabetically by title.
A Semana, a Cape Verdean daily newspaper
Al Jazeera, an English-language newspaper based in the Middle East
BBC, which stands for the British Broadcasting Corporation
The Guardian, a British daily newspaper
Listin Diario, a newspaper in the Dominican Republic
Reuters, an international news agency based in the UK.
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