Welcome to Our News Subject Page! The News subject page will feature news sources that go beyond CNN and MSNBC, as well as current Canton news and events. You will also find local, state, and national news outlet links, Canton Library news resources, and current books on the media.

Websites Links to news links: Lists of news links.   United States News: United States-based news providers, like CNN, Yahoo news, etc.   Magazines More Magazines Nation   National Review   New York Times Magazine   Newsweek   The Economist   The New Republic   The Weekly Standard   Time Magazine   Newspapers Local papers: Links to the Canton Observer and Detroit newspapers.   Michigan papers: Michigan Chronicle and other regional publications.   National newspapers: Newspapers with National and International focus.       Databases Factiva: Hard facts and numbers from nearly 9,000 sources in 22 languages on companies, industries, and news.   InfoTrac Onefile: A one-stop source for news and periodical articles on a wide range of topics. Many full-text with images. Daily updates. Coverage from 1980 to current.   Detroit Free Press archive: Articles from 1982 to current.   Detroit News archive: Articles from 1999 to current.   eLibrary: Full-text database of newspapers, magazines, transcripts, pictures and maps.   Facts.com: A database of world-wide news articles in the last 20 years.   Books & More Breaking News: A Stunning and Memorable Account of Reporting from some of the most Dangerous Places in the World by Martin Fletcher: During three decades covering wars, revolutions, and natural disasters, Fletcher worked his way from news agency cameraman to top network correspondent, facing down his own fears while facing up to mass killers, warlords, and murderers. With humor and elegance, Fletcher describes his growth from clueless adventurer to grizzled veteran of the world’s battlefields. His working philosophy of “Get in, get close, get out, get a drink,” put him repeatedly in harm’s way, but he never lost sight of why he did it. In a world obsessed with celebrities, leaders, and wealth, Fletcher took a different route: he focused on those left behind, those paying the price. He answers the question: Why should we care?   It's not News, it's Fark: How Mass Media tries to Pass Crap off as News: A founder of the popular comedic news Web site describes media patterns that demonstrate the lack of accurate and quality reportage taking place in the media world today, revealing practices of news mongers, bogus press releases, and coverage of seemingly inane subjects   Killing the Messenger: Journalists at Risk in Modern Warfare: As the conventional warfare of the two world wars has evolved to more urban warfare with no clear front lines, war correspondents have gone from observers to "collateral casualties" to targets. Herbert Foerstel, who has written extensively on free press issues, examines the reasons for the changes in warfare, the impact on war reporting, and the corresponding effect on providing perspective on international conflicts.   Watchdogs of Democracy? The Waning Washington Press Corps and how it has Failed the Public: After covering nine presidents as the most recognized member of the Washington press corps, Helen Thomas is eminently qualified to assess current coverage of the White House. Declaring that journalists are "the watchdogs of democracy," and, further, that "without an informed people, there can be no democracy," Thomas offers a cogent, bracing assessment of the deteriorating state of journalistic ethics.