History

CBU has access to print copies of the Cape Breton Post, as well as microfilm of older copies(6 months of before). Ask at the circulation desk for assistance with finding articles or perusing.

One of the major newspapers in Nova Scotia, the Chronicle Herald has been in operation since 1874. We have access from 2014 to present, and citations going back to 1982. Materials from 1880 to 2009 are available on microfilm in-library.

A full listing of the journals that have or pertain to mass media and other news sources, worldwide, that Cape Breton University has access to.

Archive.org has a number of newspapers digitized and made available for searching.

This listing offers the titles, publisher locations, ISSN, available dates, and location of many Indigenous newspapers. Links are included if the paper has been digitized and made available online.

A good source for current news in Canada, from a long-running public broadcaster.

A source for searching older news published by the CBC. Doesn't contain the full archives of CBC news, and includes many other items, but reflects the history and culture of Canada.

Digitized community newspapers from Ontario. Some papers are fully digitized, while some only note availability.

A resource featuring digitized books and magazines relating to the history of film, broadcasting, and recorded sound.

Duke University's repository featuring the rise of advertising and consumer culture in North America. As the time period is from 1850-1920, users should prepare themselves for problematic language.

The Truth in Journalism Project is a project to guide and advance fact-checking in journalism. Includes a full guide for undertaking the fact-checking process.