Journalism: Getting Started

Journalism research guide

 ""Use the tabs above to navigate the pages of the guide:

  • Getting Started - See below access to world class news sources through PCC Library
  • Local journalism - News sources in PCC and the local community 
  • Research tools - Find published articles in library databases. 
  • Cite Sources - Tools for citing and using sources.
  • Get Help - Get help from a librarian 24x7, get support from a tutor, ​or find a handout or tutorial to help you with your research

New York Times Online -- free for PCC students and staff

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Portland Community College Library is now providing access to the New York Times. This subscription includes:

  • Unlimited access on NYTimes.com. Includes: articles, multimedia with interactive graphics, videos, photography, and virtual reality found in the NYT App (stories told through enhanced technology), newsletters and podcasts
  • No daily limit to the number of articles you can download
  • Archives (dating back to 1851) (5 PDF article downloads from Times Machine per user per day/100 per month)
  • Spanish and Mandarin Chinese versions of NYTimes.com.

Set up your subscription account from the PCC Library: Get Started with the New York Times Online

 

Popular magazines from around the world

covers of popular magazines

Overdrive, which provides access to popular ebooks and audiobooks through the Libby app, now includes magazines, including The New Yorker, Guardian Weekly, Smithsonian, Rolling Stone, and thousands more, in 20+ languages. There are no circulation limits, and you can set up an alert to be notified when the latest issue of your favorite magazine is available to read online or on a mobile device. 

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