You can use news sources if you need current up-to-date information about a subject, and also if you want to research the history of a subject using newspaper archives.

There are many freely accessible news sources on the internet. The University of Groningen also provides access to several databases and archives of news sources. 

Nexis Uni provides access to newspaper articles, company information, and business and legal publications.

This includes:

• Full access to more than 15,000 international newspapers, with archives dating back to 1977
• Access to detailed information on companies in the Netherlands

The University Library provides access to a range of historic newspaper archives, including those of The Times, The New York Times, The Guardian, Die Zeit, NRC and Het Financiële Dagblad. 

Check out these very important databases for American historical newspapers:

• Chronicling America: Over 1,500 American newspapers in full text (1836-1922)
• Early American Newspapers, Series 1, 1690-1876: Full text access to more than 700 historical American newspapers

Individual American historical newspapers:

• Los Angeles Times 1881-1989
• New York Times 1851-2009

And Historical American newspapers freely available on the internet