Research Guides: COM 3100: Advanced Public Speaking: Finding Current Events & News

Finding Current News & Trending Topics

For your One Point Speech, you need to select a current issue reported in the news. It could be an issue related politics, entertainment, sports, medicine, etc. Use the resources below to get started:

News Aggregators

Google News
Comprehensive up-to-date news coverage, aggregated from sources all over the world by Google News.
Google Trends
Google Trends is a website by Google that analyzes the popularity of top search queries in Google Search across various regions and languages.

Major News Websites

AP News
The Associated Press delivers in-depth coverage on today's top stories, international, politics, lifestyle, business, entertainment, and more.
CNN
Top stories of the day.
Fox News
FOX News is an all-encompassing news service delivering breaking news as well as political and business news

Reputable Newspapers

The Wall Street Journal
The single most authoritative source of global and national business reporting
The New York Times
The paper of record in the U.S., best known for its analysis of news, issues and social changes
The Washington Post
Comprehensive reporting on international politics and policy, security and all facets of the U.S. government
The Chicago Tribune
Best known for its prize-winning investigative and public service journalism

Library Databases

Newspaper Source This link opens in a new window
Full text for regional U.S. newspapers, international newspapers, newswires, and newspaper columns.
Newspaper Source contains selected full text for 25 national and international newspapers, and for 260 regional U.S. newspapers. Newspaper Source also provides full text television and radio news transcripts from CBS News, CNN, CNN International, FOX News, NPR, and others.
Nexis Uni This link opens in a new window
Nexis Uni features more than 15,000 news, business and legal sources, including U.S. Supreme Court decisions dating back to 1790.
With more than 15,000 news, legal and business sources, Nexis Uni helps students find credible sources including: Print and online journals, television and radio broadcasts, newswires and blogs; Local, regional, national and international newspapers with deep archives; Extensive legal sources for federal and state cases and statutes, including U.S. Supreme Court decisions since 1790; Unparalleled business information on more than 80 million U.S. and international companies and more than 75 million executives.