"Were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers, or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter. but I should mean that every man should receive those papers & be capable of reading them." -Thomas Jefferson (1787)
Seven Standards of Quality Journalism: Choose news organizations that practice these standards.
Ten Questions for Fake News Detection: Do your own fact-checking.
Tips for Spotting Fake News: Uncover fake news with these 4 tips.
News vs. Opinion: Know the difference!
News Literacy Project Learn to be a smart, active consumer of news.
Colorado Community Media: Stories from community newspapers across the Front Range
Colorado Public Radio: Print & radio news focused on state issues, events and people
The Colorado Sun: Fact-based, in-depth coverage of topics important to Coloradans.
Parker Chronicle: Hometown newspaper
Associated Press: Independent global news organization dedicated to factual reporting.
NPR News: National and international news stories available in multiple formats with full audio.
The New York Times (user: 200372985 password: 200372985) A "national newspaper of record."
The New York Times Learning Network: Learn with current events. Need a research paper or speech topic? Click here.
The New York Times Upfront Magazine (Log In: I Am a Student PW: legend20) Written for teens.
Newspaper Map: News sources from around the world (zoom in on location and click on pink dot).
PBS News Hour: National and international news available in multiple formats to watch or read.
TIME Magazine and The Economist are available in print (weekly) in the library. See librarian to access online.
AP Fact Check: Fact-checking and accountability journalism from Associated Press journalists around the globe.
FactCheck.org: A nonpartisan, nonprofit source that monitors the factual accuracy of what is said by major U.S. political players in the form of TV ads, debates, speeches, interviews and news releases.
Politifact: Fact-checking journalism with the goals of independence, transparency, fairness, thorough reporting and clear writing.
Snopes: Fact checking and original, investigative reporting for evidence-based and contextualized analysis.
Internet Archive: An archive of web pages, images and videos (like TV news) to search as you fact check what you see in online posts.
All Sides: Balanced news articles from the center, left and right on major topics in the news.
The Flipside: Search by topic to compare noteworthy news sources from both sides of the political divide.
MetaFact: Health fact-checking platform using a community of verified experts.
Science Daily: Your source for the latest research news.
Science Feedback: Worldwide network of scientists sort fact from fiction in science-based climate change, health and medical media coverage.
Science News for Students: Provides age-appropriate, topical science news to learners, parents and educators.