Authoritative World News Coverage from 1940 Through Today Provides Information, Context, and Perspective
Drawing on more than seven decades of authoritative news compilation and preservation, World News Digest now delivers this unique archive in a dynamic, new, topic-based presentation. Researchers will love the instant access by topic to the most current news alongside the indispensable context and perspective offered by our issue overviews and specially selected archival news articles. Search for specific information from 1940 through the latest news headlines. Get the complete overview on topics from abortion to World War II. Explore Top Stories by subject, area, or year; find out about important anniversaries; or discover what happened on any given day—the unparalleled breadth and depth of the World News Digest archive now supports homework and general research even better and more efficiently.
Highlights:
- Topic-based research support: promotes understanding of a topic by combining the latest news with key context and background
- News headlines: up-to-the-minute coverage with news articles from Reuters®
- Navigation by topic, decade, or country: a subject, chronological, or geographical approach to recent history and current events
- Facts and figures researchers can trust: accurate, objective, and concise coverage of the most vital information—relied on by schools, libraries, government agencies, and news organizations
- Information in context: political, economic, and cultural stories that give a sense of time, place, and circumstance
- Background and overviews: summaries of key topics to jump-start research
- Curriculum Tools: usage and research tips for students and educators.
Features:
- Newspaper editorials and editorial cartoons, adding context and perspective on news events
- Timelines of top stories for ready-reference background
- Key background information such as primary source documents and profiles of newsmakers, countries, and issues
- Research features and in-depth coverage guides on high-interest topics
- Concise historical and current news summaries
- World Almanac® and Encyclopedia content for facts, figures, and general information behind the news
- Google Translate on every page, with 53 languages to choose from
- Search Assist technology
- Dynamic citations in MLA and Chicago Manual of Style formats, with APA guidelines.