LibGuides: Newspapers and News: Home

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The home page provides links to news databases offered by the WSU Libraries and some basic web links. Use the specialized tabs to find additional sources. [Note: this is a work in progress...]

Newspaper Databases

Newspapers available in print and in microform @ the WSU Libraries - a list is coming soon!

These links should take you directly to the specific newspaper database (if you are off-campus you will need to log in with your WSU Network (MyWSU) ID and password. If you have problems connecting, please report them here.

New York Times (1851-2016)
Full-text and very searchable (i.e. display ads, classified ads, and more)
ProQuest Global Newsstream
Click on "Publications" and search for New York Times, or Click on the Advanced Search link and then limit your search query to the New York Times by using the drop-down menu in the Select A Field box and choosing Source. Note: this database link includes different editions of The Times.
Nexis Uni
Excellent source for state/regional/US newspapers (including the New York Times) as well as English-language foreign newspapers and foreign language newspapers. Not really browsable. Includes legal and business information as well.
Access World News
Available through December 2020, Access World News Research Collection (from Newsbank) is a comprehensive resource that includes a variety of news publications worldwide. These sources include major national and international newspapers, as well as local and regional titles, and newswires, blogs, web-only content, videos, journals, magazines, transcripts and more. Note: Access is provided through the Washington State Library and ends 12/02/2020
The Times (London, England) Digital Archive 1785-1985 (Gale)
1785 - current (separate databases). Note: this does NOT include the Sunday Times.
The Sunday Times is available in microfilm from 1976-2008 at AN411.42 .S86x.
Financial Times Historical Archive
This complete online fully searchable facsimile edition of the Financial Times Historical Archive, 1888-, provides the London edition of this international newspaper, covering business, global financial and economic issues as well as topics such as industry, energy, and international politics.
Seattle Times (1896-1984) (Readex)
This database provides full text coverage of the Seattle Times, a major Northwest newspaper, from 1896 to 1984. Currently contains material back to 1900, including articles and advertisements. Also available at Holland Library on microform.
Nineteenth Century U.S. Newspapers (Gale)
This database Provides access to approximately 500 U.S. newspapers, published between 1800 and 1900. Includes titles from throughout the United States, many published in what were, at the time, only territories. Papers selected cover a broad spectrum, with a comprehensive geographical and chronological range.
Newspaper Source Plus
This database provides selected full text coverage for 245 newspapers, newswires and other sources. This collection includes cover-to-cover full text for The Christian Science Monitor and The Los Angeles Times as well as selected full text from hundreds of regional newspapers. International newspaper coverage includes cover-to-cover full text for The Times (London), The Toronto Star, The Australian, and more. Newswire coverage includes AP Online (Associated Press), Asia Pulse, Canadian Press Wire, World Stream Newswires and more.
Regional Business News (EBSCO)
Regional Business News provides comprehensive full text for regional business publications (including titles from Crain Communications). This database has full text for more than 50 sources.
Ethnic News Watch and ENW: A History
An interdisciplinary, bilingual (English and Spanish) and comprehensive full text database of newspapers, magazines and journals from ethnic, minority and native presses. Articles date from 1960 to the present.
Left Index (EBSCO)
The Left Index is a complete guide to the diverse literature of the left, with an emphasis on political, economic, social and culturally engaged scholarship inside and outside academia. Coverage includes more than 247,500 citations and abstracts (with some full text) and spans from 1982 and earlier to present.

Newspapers and News Sites on the Web

Newspapers & Magazines (IPL)
OnlineNewspapers.com
An excellent source for finding foreign newspaper websites.
NewsLink
Links to U.S. and foreign newspapers
Google News/Archive Search
(For older articles, be sure to change the "Return articles added to Google News between" date to something that works for your search, i.e. 1/1/1901). For a list of newspapers in Google News Archive (with links) look here.

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Newsy: Multisource Video News Analysis
"Newsy.com is an online video news site unlike any other - we highlight the nuances in reporting from media outlets around the world."
AllPolitics (CNN)
Elephind
Historic digitized newspaper archives from around the globe, nearly 30,000 titles from 1800-present. Largely Oceania, Asia, U.S.

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SAGE Research Methods
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From Lexis-Nexis Academic to Lexis Uni
Link includes support documentation; for more on the change, see this article
The Dimensions lab
Big Monitors. Cool software. Large (but not really large) scanner.. And more. #DigitalMaking
The Proxy Bookmarklet
Have you ever found something on the Web that you knew was available through the Libraries, but it was too much of a pain to log into the Libraries site and find it? Now we have a bookmarklet that you can add to your browser button bar so that you can log in via the Libraries and get immediate access (most of the time…) find out more about our new proxy bookmarklet. And it works with tablets too...
Note: after you log in, if you don't get access, just click the proxy bookmarklet again and you will (if your browser is idle for too long you may need to log in again).
Citation Linker
Use this link when you have a citation and want to get to the book or article. It will link to the item you want. If it is not available at the WSU Libraries, it will generate an automatic interlibrary loan form so you can easily request it.