UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Penn State students, faculty and staff have access to a variety of local, national and global newspapers for free through the University’s Student News Readership Program.
The program, which switched to a completely digital format in 2020, includes access to the New York Times, PennLive and the Wall Street Journal for students, faculty and staff at University Park and all the Commonwealth Campuses. The student-produced newspaper The Daily Collegian, which is free to the public, is also featured in the program.
In addition to written news stories, the Student Readership Program allows students, faculty and staff access to a variety of multimedia content produced by each of these publications, including videos and podcasts.
The program also offers several different types and scopes of news. The New York Times supplies national news, and PennLive provides state coverage. The Wall Street Journal, another national publication, has a primary focus on financial and economic news.
Through the program, faculty can make use of educational resources provided by the Wall Street Journal and New York Times. The Wall Street Journal, for example, offers “WSJ Context,” a reading list tool intended to help educators share course-related articles with their students.
Information on registering for free access to these resources or publications, either online or through their mobile apps, can be found on Penn State Student Affairs Student News Readership Program website. There are separate registration processes for the publications and educational resources.
The University community also has access to a variety of newspapers through PressReader, an online collection of over 6,000 newspapers and magazines. The site is reachable via the University Libraries homepage with a Penn State access id or from the Paterno Library Global News hotspot, which is adjacent to the Starbucks within the Pattee and Paterno Library. Patrons also can access the Centre Daily Times through the University Libraries website.
The Student News Readership program has provided students with access to trustworthy journalism since 1997. Its mission is to give students a broader world perspective in and outside of the classroom and to provide them opportunities to engage with trusted news sources around local, national, and international news so that they can become informed citizens.