News and Newspapers

Individual Newspapers 

New York Times 

• New York Times 1985+ (Gale)
  • New York Times 2008+ (ProQuest Recent Newspapers)
  • New York Times 1923-2019 (ProQuest)
  • New York Times 1857-1922 (PropQuest) 
  • New York Times (1851- 2016) (ProQuest Historical Newspapers) 
  • FACTIVA
    • The New York Times 1980- sc=nytf
       Articles are from the final New York City edition. Includes the News York Times Magazine section.
    • NYTimes.com Feed 2012-  sc=nytfeed
      Up-to-the-minute feed of content published on NYTimes.com.
      Includes content from NYT Blogs as of February 2018. 

• Washington Post (2008-)  (ProQuest Recent Newspapers)
  • Washington Post (1877- 2006) (ProQuest Historical Newspapers) 

• Boston Globe 1980+
  • Boston Globe (1872-1988) (ProQuest Historical Newspapers)  
• Boston Globe (PRESSREADER) Full-page images and article images: current 3 months or more.

• Wall Street Journal
  The leading daily financial newspaper for the US includes all types of business and financial news, feature articles, opinion and commentary, career guidance and more.
  • ProQuest One Business (1984 - present)
  • Factiva (1979 - present)
  • ProQuest Recent Newspapers (2008 - present, 3 month embargo)
     

• The Christian Science Monitor 1980-
  • Access World News 1980-
  • Nexis Uni 1980-
  • ProQuest International Newsstream 1980-
  • ProQuest One Business 1980-

• Los Angeles Times (1881- 1995) (ProQuest Historical Newspapers) 
  Full-page images and article images with searchable full text. NOTE: For 1996+ use Nexis Uni.

• Chicago Tribune 2008-

  • ProQuest Recent Newspapers,  Available from 2008, Most recent 1 month(s) not available.
  • Factiva, Available from 01/01/1985.
  • PressReader, Available from 10/24/2003 until 11/18/2021.
  • Chicago Tribune (1849-1996) (ProQuest Historical Newspapers), Available from 10/25/1860 until 10/06/1872.
  • Chicago Tribune (1849-1996) (ProQuest Historical Newspapers), Available from 02/17/1963 until 12/31/1996.
  • Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers, Available from 08/21/1864 until 10/08/1872.
  • Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers, Available from 10/09/1872 until 12/31/1881.
     
• San Francisco Chronicle
  • Access World News 1985 - 2023
     
• Boston Herald Historical and Current
  • Boston Herald 1848 - 1992
  • Boston Herald (MA) 1991 - Current
  • Boston Herald (MA) 2018 - Current
     

• Times (London)
  • Access World News (From 1985).
  • Nexis Uni  (From 07/01/1985). (search A Publication: The Times (London))
  • Factiva (From 01/05/1980). Select Source: The Times (U.K.)
  • Gale Academic OneFile (From 07/01/1985).
  • Times Digital Archive, 1785-2019 (NEW: expanded coverage)
     
• Financial Times / FT.com
  • Access world news (From 1982). Most recent 1 month not available.
  • ProQuest International Newsstream (From 05/31/1996). Most recent 1 month not available
  • Gale Academic OneFile (From 01/11/1999).Most recent 1 month not available
  • Factiva (From 01/02/1981). Most recent 1 month not available.
     
• The Guardian
  • Access world news  (From 1998)
  • Nexis Uni (From 07/14/1984)
  • ProQuest International Newsstream  (From 11/25/1996)
  • Gale Academic OneFile (From 01/01/1990)
  • Factiva (From 01/02/1981)

News Databases

• Nexis Uni

  World news publications including newspapers and magazines, trade journals, newswires, transcripts, press releases and blogs. Legal sources including federal and state cases and statutes, U.S. Supreme Court decisions and legal news. Company information  including profiles of U.S. and international companies, financial data and executives. Country information including news, risk profiles and economic analysis and data.

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• Access World News

  Find full-text current and archived articles on issues, events, people, government and more. Includes local news, editorials, announcements and other sections from more than 10,000 sources.

• International Newsstream

  International, searchable, full text coverage of selected newspapers. (Text only; does not include images, charts.) Date coverage: 1977+

• Factiva

  Worldwide full text coverage of local and regional newspapers, trade publications, business newswires, press release wires, media transcripts, investment analyst reports, market research reports, country and regional profiles, company profiles, historical market data. Dates vary by publication.

• PressReader

  Full-page images and article images with searchable full text of international newspapers and magazines from the last 90 days.

• General OneFile (Gale) 
  Includes 500+ National and International Newspapers and 400+ Newswires. Years vary by publication.

• ProQuest News and Newspapers

  Search across ProQuest newspaper databases including ProQuest Historical Newspapers, International Newsstream, Canadian Major Dailies, Ethnic Newswatch, and the Boston Globe. These databases can also be searched separately.

• Canadian Major Dailies

  Full text of Canadian national and regional newspapers including the National Post, Calgary Herald, Edmonton Journal, Montreal Gazette, Ottawa Citizen, Regina Leader Post, Toronto Star, Vancouver Sun, and the Victoria Times-Colonist. Date coverage: Varies by title.

Online News Services

POLITICO
U.S. news, politics, policy, and power.

THE HILL
 U.S. news, politics, policy, business and the economy.

DAILY BEAST
 U.S. and world news, politics, crime, entertainment and media.

 Breaking news, U.S. news and politics, and local news.

 Covers politics, business, criminal justice, environment, education, health care, immigration, and technology.

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