How to Use this Guide
News sources, and even research articles, often contain bias. This guide presents reputable sources which have made their biases explicit. These include newspapers and magazines that report factual news but also print political opinion pieces (or editorials), as well as "journals of opinion" which present essays and research articles from the perspective of their authors' and editorial boards' political philosophies.
You may find other news or opinion sources that are less honest about editorial bias. Readers must use their critical thinking skills as these sources sometimes rely on misinformation, incomplete information, or information taken out of context to convince others of their point of view.
Left-Leaning or Liberal Media Sources
- The Atlantic Find articles from The Atlantic in print at Beltline Library or online in Academic Search Premier.
- The Black Scholar Find peer-reviewed articles from The Black Scholar in Academic Search Premier.
- Commonweal Find articles from Commonweal in Academic Search Premier.
- The Guardian The US edition of the British daily newspaper, available freely online.
- The Humanist Find articles from The Humanist in Academic Search Premier.
- Monthly Review Find articles from the Monthly Review in Academic Search Premier.
- Mother Jones Find articles from Mother Jones in Academic Search Premier.
- The Nation Find articles from The Nation in print at Airport and Beltline Libraries and online in Academic Search Premier.
- New Republic Find articles from the New Republic in print at the Beltline Library and online in Academic Search Premier.
- The New York Times MTC students and faculty can register for an account and receive free online access to the New York Times. See instruction in the box below.
- New Yorker Articles from the New Yorker are available in print at the Beltline Library and online at Academic Search Premier.
- The Progressive Find articles from the Progressive online at Academic Search Premier.
- The Washington Post Find articles from the Washington Post in the Opposing Viewpoints database.
Creating your account with the NYT
MTC offers free access to the New York Times!
You must create your own account to access the NYTimes site and its mobile app.
Here are the steps to create your account from off-campus:
1. Go to https://nytimesineducation.com/
2. Click the "school access" link on the top right of the page
3. Search for Midlands Technical College in the "Find School" search box
4. Click the blue "Go" button under "Get Your Access Now"
5. Log in to your MTC Library account with your user id & password (this will be the same info you use to login to MyMTC)
6. Follow steps to create NYTimes account (must use your midlandstech email address!)
7. Sign up for email newsletters & follow instructions to download the NYTimes mobile ap (optional)
If you have trouble registering, contact NYTimes customer service at edu@nytimes.com
Podcasts
- Think: A young person's guide to navigating the newsSocial media connects teens to instant information; how do they discern the truth from the lies? Dr. Seema Yasmin, director of the Stanford Health Communication Initiative joins guest host Courtney Collins to discuss ways to engage youth and help them learn to dispel rumor and myths about science and medicine. Her book is "What the Fact? Finding the Truth in all the Noise."
Crash Course: Political Ideology
Neutral (Center) Media Sources
- Bloomberg Businessweek Find articles from Bloomberg Businessweek in print at the Airport Library on online in Business Source Premier.
- Christian Science Monitor Find articles from the Christian Science Monitor newspaper in Academic Search Premier.
- Economist Find articles from the Economist in print at the Beltline Campus Library or online in the Gale In Context: Biography database.
- The Fiscal Times The Fiscal Times is a non-partisan digital news, opinion and media service primarily focused on the federal budget, entitlements, healthcare, taxes and the national debt. It is freely available online.
- Maclean's Find articles from Mclean's in Academic Search Premier.
- Public Opinion Quarterly Find articles from Public Opinion Quarterly is Business Source Premier.
- Society Find articles from Society in Academic Search Premier.
- Time Magazine Find articles from Time in print at the Airport or Beltline Libraries, or online in Academic Search Premier.
- U.S. News & World Report Find articles from U.S. News & World Report in Academic Search Premier.
Libertarian Journals/News Media
- Reason Articles from Reason are available from Academic Search Premier.
- The Spectator Articles from The Spectator are available from NexisUni.
- Washington Monthly Articles from the Washington Monthly are available from Academic Search Premier.
Examining Both Sides of an Issue
- The New York Times: Room for Debate Knowledgeable contributors and NY Times readers discuss news events and other timely issues from a variety of perspectives.
- ProCon.org A non-profit site dedicated to promoting critical thinking, education, and informed citizenship by presenting the pro and con arguments to controversial issues in a straightforward, nonpartisan, freely accessible way.
- Public Policy Issues and Groups Click on a topic to find numerous links to government agencies, statistics, nonprofit organizations and research studies. Compiled by Vanderbilt University Library.
Right-Leaning or Conservative Media Sources
- American Conservative Find articles from the American Conservative in MasterFile Premier.
- Cato Journal Find articles from the CATO Journal in Academic Search Premier.
- Commentary Find articles from Commentary in Academic Search Premier.
- First Things Find articles from First Things in Academic Search Premier.
- The Hill Articles from The Hill are available online at thehill.com/
- Modern Age Articles from Modern Age are available in Academic Search Premier.
- National Interest Articles from National Interest are available on Academic Search Premier.
- National Review Articles from the National Review are available in print at the Beltline Library or online on Academic Search Premier.
- New American Articles from the New American are available from EBSCO's MAS Ultra database.
- The Wall Street Journal The WSJ newspaper is available in print at the Airport and Beltline Libraries.
- Weekly Standard/Washington Examiner Current articles available at www.washingtonexaminer.com/ and older articles available from NexisUni
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