Research Guides: Communications and Media Studies: Newspapers and Magazines

Finding News Articles

You may need to find reporting and journalistic information on your topic. The library has access to thousands of news sources through several different news databases.

You can find news articles in OneSearch, but you have to go to the Newspaper Search link from the top menu in OneSearch, or from the link at the bottom of the page of search results.

Global Newsstream This link opens in a new window
Full-text of hundreds of U.S. and international news sources. Includes coverage of major U.S. and international newspapers such as The New York Times and the Times of London, plus hundreds of other news sources and news wires.
Alt-Press Watch This link opens in a new window
Full text of newspapers, magazines and journals from alternative and independent presses, including the arts, media and popular culture, business and labor studies, education, environmental studies and ecology, global studies, history, political science, government and public policy.
Ethnic NewsWatch This link opens in a new window
A full-text collection of the newspapers, magazines and journals of the ethnic, minority and native press in the U.S. A rich collection of articles, editorials, columns, reviews, etc. provide a broad diversity of perspectives and viewpoints -- the other sides of the stories. English and Spanish language search options are available. The database offers a Spanish language search interface as well as Spanish full text materials.
Regional Business News This link opens in a new window
Incorporates business journals, newspapers and newswires covering all metropolitan and rural areas within the United States.

Historical Newspapers

If you need to find news coverage of historical events, check out some of our historical news sources.

Historical Newspapers: The New York Times with Index (1851-2013) This link opens in a new window
Full-text and full-image articles from the New York Times dating back to the first issue in 1851.
Historical Newspapers: San Francisco Chronicle (1865-1922) This link opens in a new window
Provides searchable access to articles as well as birth and death announcements, advertisements, editorials, cartoons, reviews, and more. Explore a N. California perspective on westward expansion, Chinese immigration, machine politics, 1906 earthquake, urban planning, war, public policy, and more.
Historical Newspapers: Los Angeles Times (1881-2014) This link opens in a new window
This historical newspaper provides genealogists, researchers and scholars with online, easily-searchable first-hand accounts and unparalleled coverage of the politics, society and events of the time. Includes full-page scans of newspapers.
Historical Newspapers: Los Angeles Sentinel (1934 - 2010) This link opens in a new window
Full-text and images from the Los Angeles Sentinel, an African American owned and operated newspaper, founded in 1933 and focusing on issues effecting the African-American community.
The Times (London) Digital Archive This link opens in a new window
Search for news, business, sports, historical events and cultural events from London, 1785-2009, in one of the most highly regarded resources for the 19th – 20th Century history.
America's Historical Newspapers This link opens in a new window
Search more than 1,000 historical newspapers published in the US across three centuries, from all 50 states, chronicling the evolution of American culture and society through eyewitness reporting, editorials, letters, advertisements, obituaries, and much more. There is an option to limit your search to early California newspapers only.
Indigenous Newspapers in North America This link opens in a new window
From historic pressings to contemporary periodicals, explore nearly 200 years of Indigenous print journalism from the US and Canada. With newspapers representing a huge variety in publisher, audience and era, discover how events were reported by and for Indigenous communities.

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Communications and Media Studies

Finding News Articles

Historical Newspapers