A factual article, providing pertinent information (who/what/when/where/why/how) written to inform readers about current events
A more in-depth news article that attempts to explain the news by providing additional background information or context
Typically longer articles that take a more creative or exploratory approach to a topic. They are usually human-interest stories.
An unsigned opinion piece that represents the views of the news organization’s editorial staff, and usually is a commentary on the news.
Named because they often appear on the page opposite the editorials in a physical paper, these are opinion pieces written by named authors either guest columnists or staff writers not associated with the newspaper's editorial board.
Opinion pieces written by readers as a reaction or commentary upon the content of the newspaper
Opinion pieces written as evaluations or critiques of some cultural artifact (i.e. album, book, movie, performance, product, etc.)
New York Times. “A Guide to Page 1”. 2013. https://static01.nyt.com/images/blogs/learning/pdf/2013/NYT_Guide_to_Page1_2013.pdf
Archive of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Coverage: 1923-2003.
Includes recent and current content of the Chicago Tribune, Los Angeles Times, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Washington Post. Coverage: 1980-current. Individual titles have varying coverage dates.
Newspaper Source Plus includes full-text U.S. and international newspapers, television and radio news transcripts, and newswires.
Nexis Uni™ features news, business and legal sources from LexisNexis®, including U.S. Supreme Court decisions dating back to 1790. Personalization features include Alerts and saved searches and a collaborative workspace with shared folders and annotated documents.
Trinity College's site license to the New York Times (nytimes.com).
Individual registration is required.
Create a NYTimes.com account using your institutional email, or your pre-existing profile, following the steps below:
*Note: It is recommended to set up your account while on campus.
Faculty and staff must re-register every 4 years. Students have access until graduation.
Watch this video on Activating Your Access to the New York Times for more detailed instructions on setting up your account. If you have any trouble setting up your account following these directions, please create a ticket at https://trincoll.haloitsm.com/portal/ (Make a request>Library>Library Resource Access Problem).
Site license to the Wall Street Journal website. WSJ.com archives go back four years and are on a rolling basis.
Individual registration is required via the Trinity network.
Create a WSJ.com account using your institutional email, following the steps below:
WSJ requires faculty and staff to refresh their access once per year. If a faculty or staff member does not visit WSJ regularly or refresh their access, they will go into "blocked" status.
Once you've has activated a WSJ account, you may sign into the account from anywhere by visiting WSJ.com directly or downloading the WSJ app. If you forget your WSJ.com password, you can use the “Send One-Time Passcode” option.
If a user has a personal WSJ membership and wishes to cancel and take advantage of this school-sponsored WSJ access, please contact WSJ directly at 1-800-Journal or support@wsj.com.
If you have trouble creating your account, please create a ticket at https://trincoll.haloitsm.com/portal/ (Make a request>Library>Library Resource Access Problem).
Site license to the Washington Post website for current staff, faculty, and students. Select SSO from the sign in option list and sign in with your Trinity credentials. Site license provides the latest 5 years of content. Accessible to guests while visiting the library in person. NOTE: Vendor reports known intermittent problems with EZ Proxy.
Collection of Historic Black newspapers including Atlanta Daily World, Baltimore Afro-American, Chicago Defender, Cleveland Call and Post, Los Angeles Sentinel, Louisville Defender, Michigan Chronicle, New York Amsterdam News, Norfolk Journal and Guide, Philadelphia Tribune, Pittsburgh Courier. Covers from 1893-2010 time period, but individual newspaper coverage dates vary.
The experience and impact of Indigenous Americans as recorded by the news media from the Washington Monument Protests (2017) to present.
Three databases combined in one collection: Alt-Press Watch, Ethnic NewsWatch, and GenderWatch. Alt-PressWatch includes full-text newspapers and magazines from alternative, independent presses. Ethnic NewsWatch contains full-text newspapers, magazines, and journals of the ethnic and minority press and also Ethnic NewsWatch: A History, covering Native American, African American, and Hispanic American periodicals from 1959-1989. GenderWatch publications include scholarly journals, magazines, newspapers, newsletters, regional publications, books and NGO, government and special reports focused on how gender impacts a broad spectrum of subject areas.
Digitized collection of selected Connecticut historical newspapers.
Freely available online-only newspaper headquartered in Hartford, the Connecticut MIrror focuses on public policy and political issues in the state of Connecticut.
Search the print and web editions of the Hartford Courant, the principal newspaper for the state of Connecticut covering local, regional and national news. This version does not include advertising or graphics. Coverage: 1991 - present.
Principal newspaper for the state of Connecticut covering local, regional and national news. This version offers access to the Hartford Courant's website.
Access Instructions: Select "No, I want to access the news anonymously" from the welcome page.
Troubleshooting tips:
If the welcome page doesn't load, try opening it in incognito or private mode, or clearing your browser's cookies and cache.
If you still can't access the Courant after following the tips above, please create a ticket at https://trincoll.haloitsm.com/portal/ (Make a request>Library>Library Resource Access Problem).