LibGuides: S SCI 160 Introduction to Gender Studies (Marshman): Find Current News, Analysis, & Opinion

Find Streaming Video in Holman Library

Films on Demand This link opens in a new window
Search or browse for films on many topics, such as Anthropology, Biology, Business & Economics, Careers, and many more.

Search the Holman Library Catalog for Multimedia

Find DVDs & Streaming Media

Search for films, documentaries, television, and other media owned by Holman Library

Wondering what to type in the search box?

Use a combination of Keywords that capture your topic.

Use relevant Subject Terms that you find, including: sex role, family, mass media, and much more

Limit to Videos from your search results.

Why Use Magazines?

Mother Jones cover

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When you search the library's periodical databases, most articles in your results are either from a newspaper, magazine, or journal.

A magazine article is a great source of information and analysis on current events and issues.
Magazines may offer opinion.
Most magazine articles are written by journalists for a general adult audience.
They tend to be longer and more substantive than newspaper articles, but more accessible than scholarly articles.

ProQuest Combined Databases This link opens in a new window
Use limiters to select magazines.
Database Tutorial: ProQuest Advanced Search
Database Tutorial: How to Select & Cite Sources in ProQuest (and more)
Academic Search Complete (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
Use limiters to find magazines.
Academic OneFile (Gale) This link opens in a new window Search over 17,000 scholarly journals and other authoritative sources covering biology, chemistry, criminal justice, economics, environmental sciences, history, marketing, political sciences, and psychology. Access articles from Nature, The Economist, New York Times, and thousands of podcasts and transcripts from NPR and CNN as well as videos from BBC Worldwide Learning.
Database Tutorial: Academic OneFile Advanced Search(Gale)

Suggested Magazines

Atlantic Monthly
Online & in-print | Library periodical collection (2nd floor) or in Academic Search Complete database or ProQuest database
The Economist
Library periodical collection (2nd floor), ProQuest database
Harpers
Library periodical collection (2nd floor), Academic Search Complete database, ProQuest database, online archive
Mother Jones
library periodical collection (2nd floor), Academic Search Complete database, ProQuest database
Newsweek
library periodical collection (2nd floor), Academic Search Complete database, ProQuest database, online
Time (magazine)
library periodical collection (2nd floor), Academic Search Complete database, online
The New Yorker
library periodical collection (2nd floor), ProQuest database, online

Image source: "Cover image for November/December 2013." 2013. MotherJones.com, Mother Jones and the Foundation for National Progress., 2013, www.motherjones.com/mag/2013/11/toc/. Accessed 3 Oct. 2020.

Use the database to help you. You can:

Connect keywords
Limit to a source type
Limit to a publication
Set a date range
Find additional relevant keywords and subject terms
Read abstracts
Find a range of relevant sources

Why Use Newspapers?

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Newspaper articles provide us with a daily snapshot of current events and issues.
Read newspaper articles for news and analysis of current and past international, national and local issues.
Newspapers also give us insight into opinion on what's happening in the world.
Read editorials, op-eds, and opinion pieces to learn about viewpoints on current and past international, national and local issues.

Image source: Sollok29. News-media-standards.jpg. 8 Apr. 2016. Wikimedia Commons, commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/ File:News-media-standards.jpg.

Newspapers -- ProQuest Newspapers This link opens in a new window National and Washington newspapers. To see included titles, enter the database, click on the Databases Selected; link at the top left, scroll down to ProQuest Newspapers and click on View Titles.
Academic Search Complete (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window Limit to Newspapers
Academic OneFile (Gale) This link opens in a new window Search over 17,000 scholarly journals and other authoritative sources covering biology, chemistry, criminal justice, economics, environmental sciences, history, marketing, political sciences, and psychology. Access articles from Nature, The Economist, New York Times, and thousands of podcasts and transcripts from NPR and CNN as well as videos from BBC Worldwide Learning.
Database Tutorial: Academic OneFile Advanced Search(Gale)

Alternative News Media

You can also go directly to the alternative press:

Alt-Press Watch (ProQuest) This link opens in a new window
A full text database of newspapers, magazines and journals from alternative and independent presses. "Challenge mainstream media coverage" for new perspectives on your topics.
Ethnic NewsWatch (ProQuest) This link opens in a new window
For viewpoints not covered by the mainstream press, a bilingual (English and Spanish) database of ethnic, minority and native newspapers, magazines and journals.

Suggested Newspapers

The New York Times (website)
Check out the day's news and issues in the online NY Times. Free online access is limited, Full text is available in the library's ProQuest database.
The Columbian Newspaper
The Seattle Times
Washington state's largest circulating newspaper. Print editions available in Holman Library
The Times of London
The Times of India

Search Google News for current and archived headlines from around the world.

Google News
Use Google News to find general news stories from current papers, magazines, and websites.
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Be aware some items may require a personal subscription to read (but can be requested by students through Interlibrary Loan).

For more on newspapers, you can link to the Holman Library Newspaper Subject Guide.

Research Guide: Newspapers
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Find Multimedia News, Analysis & Commentary Online

Find Videos, Radio, Podcasts & More

National Public Radio (NPR)
Independent and topical radio news. Be sure to check the long list of programs distributed through NPR.
PRX
Podcast and Broadcast Multimedia
The Hidden Brain
Social science journalist Shankar Vedantam reports on human behavior and how current research in the social sciences helps us make sense.
National Public Radio (NPR): Code Switch
Podcasts and News on race & culture
ProPublica
"ProPublica is an independent, nonprofit newsroom that produces investigative journalism with moral force. We dig deep into important issues, shining a light on abuses of power and betrayals of public trust — and we stick with those issues as long as it takes to hold power to account."
Otherhood
Public Radio Podcast on diversity topics
Latino USA
Long-running NPR program on Latino politics and culture
Reveal News
From the Center for Investigative Reporting - Engage and empower the public through investigative journalism and groundbreaking storytelling in order to spark action, improve lives and protect our democracy.
On the Media
The media on the media - a fascinating, left-leaning examination of the latest in the news
Here & Now
radio/ podcast current issues journalism and analysis
TED Talks
Talks that cover the gamut of current issues. Explore talks by Topic, including Science, Technology, and Business - Or search for a TED Taslk on a specific subject. Be sure to asses: Is the speaker an expert on this topic?
Annenberg Learner
This is a site built for teachers, and it may have some excellent content on your topic. Look for the VoD icon, which indicates things you can stream for free.
Fair - Investigative Journalism in Africa
The Forum for African Investigative Reporters (FAIR) is a professional association of investigative journalists in Africa.
Voice of America News
Broadcast service funded by the U.S. government. Good place to look for stories on education.
Nice White Parents - Podcast
"From Serial and The New York Times: 'Nice White Parents' looks at the 60-year relationship between white parents and the public school down the block"
This American Life
First person narratives on life
Google Videos
Searches YouTube and other video sites on the web
Internet Archive: Moving Image Archive
Thousands of archived films and news footage from archive.org. Great for historical research.
UW TV
The University of Washington's television programming available free online