Society of Professional Journalists Code of Ethics outlines the values and practices contributing to reliable journalism. The Code of Ethics is organized around four topics.

• Seek Truth and Report It: Ethical journalism should be accurate and fair. Journalists should be honest and courageous in gathering, reporting and interpreting information.
• Be Accountable and Transparent: Ethical journalism means taking responsibility for one’s work and explaining one’s decisions to the public.
• Minimize harm: Ethical journalism treats sources, subjects, colleagues and members of the public as human beings deserving of respect.
• Act Independently: The highest and primary obligation of ethical journalism is to serve the public.

  Does a newspaper or news source abide by these principles and have its own ethics statement?

• Example: New York Times: Ethical Journalism: A Handbook of Values of Practices for News and Editorial Departments

  

IFLA How To Spot Fake News: The International Federation of Library Associations has a helpful guide and graphic for spotting fake news.

American Press Institute: Six Questions That Will Tell You What Media To Trust

1. Type: What type of content is this?

2. Source: Who and what are the sources cited and why should I believe them?

3. Evidence: What's the evidence and how was it vetted?

4. Interpretation: Is the main point of the piece proven by the evidence?

5. Completeness: What's missing?

6. Knowledge: Am I learning every day what I need?

Finding Journalistic Sources in the Libraries

New York Times​​: Online subscription , NY Times 1980-current, NY Times 1851-2009

​​Wall Street Journal: Online subscription; WSJ 1889-2001

Washington Post

Chicago Tribune (Current); Chicago Tribune Historical

Chicago Sun Times

Newspaper Databases

ProQuest US Newstream

ProQuest Global Newstream

Access World News: provides access to hundreds of newspapers and news sources from around the world.

Loyola Library Catalog: Search New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Chicago Tribune, and Chicago Sun-Times through the library catalog.

News and Current Events Research Guide

News and Current Events Research Guide: Visit the News and Current Events Research Guide to find additional news and current events resources.