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A-Z list of e-journals and newspapers 
To search for a specific newspaper or trade/industry publication.

Fact-checking
Two websites that aim to help the fight against false news are:
US: snopes.com | UK: fullfact.org
See also: Wikipedia's overview of fact checking organisations

News Sentiment
Try <TREN> in Bloomberg to see which companies have had the most positive or negative news.
Go to Bloomberg's news menu to see the range of other news options such as Social Media Velocity.

PressReader

PressReader is a global newspaper and magazine app with over 7000 newspapers and magazines in more than 60 languages.
We do not have a subscription, but it is available via most public libraries in London. 

News sources

Global news

Factiva
Global news with 30,000 plus sources from 200+ countries in 28 languages. It covers, news wires, top blogs, newspapers (both print and online),  trade and professional press and some TV and radio transcripts. Date coverage varies. It includes The Atlantic, The Wall Street Journal, and the Financial Times. 

Project Syndicate
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PS is an international media not for profit that syndicates commentary and analysis by respected expertrs on key global topics from economics and the environment to human rights. 

US news

 US Major Dailies
Covers: Chicago Tribune, Los Angeles Times, New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and The Washington Post.
The latest issue content is available by 8am EST each day and achives from 1980-present.

Business and finance news

Financial Times registration required | get the app
Also available via Factiva and ProQuest with a one month embargo.

The Economist registration required | get the app
Also available via ProQuest (1992-present).

Bloomberg News - (Finance Suite only) News functions include: <N> News, <TOP> Top news, <NSE> News search,<SALT> Suggested real-time and daily news alerts. Use <TREN> for the news sentiment tool.

Bloomberg.com - this is available in Business Source Complete. You can browse by issue or run a keyword search.

S&P Capital IQ Pro 
A company research databases  - go to the news tab to view news by industry sector or finance area. 

Trade and professional titles

ProQuest Business Premium Collection
Has a range of newspapers, trade press and  wire feeds. It includes The Economist (1992-present) and The Financial Times (1996-present, one month embargo) and MIT Sloan Management Review.

Business Source Premier - Better for trade press and magazine articles, fewer newspapers. Notable titles include: Fast Company, Fortune, Forbes,  Bloomberg.com, Campaign, American Banker; and also academic titles such as: Harvard Business Review.
Web sources
Reuters News Global business news
Google News Computer-generated news site that aggregates headlines from news sources worldwide
TV and satellite news Many exist - you could try: CNN News | BBC News | Bloomberg News
Apps Investopaedia lists its top apps for business news