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

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

 

World Language Magazines and Newspapers

You can use the library database PressReader to access  magazines and newspapers from around the world. Currently the collection includes publications from 154 counties and includes 64 languages. Download the PressReader app for mobile reading. 

 

                                                                         

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