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News & Fact-Checking

News Sources

Intended for a general audience
Written by journalists
Reviewed by one or more editors for quality and accuracy
Provide information on a recent event or topic of interest
Provide the perspectives of average people, not experts

IMPORTANT NOTE: Not all news sources are created equal! Some have hidden (or obvious!) motives or political beliefs. Investigate the source to learn more about their quality, motives, or bias.

Newspaper Databases

America's News
Includes the Santa Cruz Sentinel, San Jose Mercury News, SF Chronicle, and more than 3,000 other news sources.
Ethnic NewsWatch
Full-text newspapers, magazines, and journals of the ethnic and minority press.
U.S. Newsstream
Free full-text access to major US newspapers such as the New York Times (1980-present), the Wall Street Journal (1984-present) and the Los Angeles Times (1980-present)

News Websites

Google News

Google News

Local News Websites

Santa Cruz Sentinel (see also America's News)
Watsonville Register-Pajaronian
Lookout Santa Cruz

Historic Newspapers

California Digital Newspaper Collection - selected historic California newspapers 1846-present
Chronicling America - selected historic newspapers 1690-present
Historical Newspapers Index - from the Santa Cruz Public Library
Watsonville Historical Newspapers Archive - selected Watsonville newspapers 1864-2016

America's News
Includes the Santa Cruz Sentinel, San Jose Mercury News, SF Chronicle, and more than 3,000 other news sources.

Ethnic NewsWatch
Full-text newspapers, magazines, and journals of the ethnic and minority press.

U.S. Newsstream
Free full-text access to major US newspapers such as the New York Times (1980-present), the Wall Street Journal (1984-present) and the Los Angeles Times (1980-present)