LibGuides: Politics and the Mass Media (POL 40112): News/Newspaper Resources

News and Newspaper Resources

America's News
Includes the complete electronic editions of more than 1,500 U.S. news sources and news video clips, covering local and regional news, including community events, schools, politics, government policies, cultural activities, local companies, state industries, and people in the community. Paid advertisements are excluded.
New York Times
Create a new NYT account:
1. Navigate to NYT pass page: https://myaccount.nytimes.com/verification/edupass
2. Click "Create Account” and complete registration fields

Already have a NYT Account and need to renew:
1. Navigate to NYT pass page: https://myaccount.nytimes.com/verification/edupass
2. Click "Already have an account? Log in here"
3. Log in with existing NYT username / password.

Once you have your own NYT account, navigate directly to https://www.nytimes.com from your device (or download the app).
New York Times - Historical
Search for New York Times articles published from 1851 up to two years ago. Includes the complete paper with full-page and article images in PDF format. NOTE: if you are looking for current New York Times content, please consult LexisNexis Academic.
Newspaper Source
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Provides selected full text for over 180 regional U.S. newspapers, international newspapers, newswires, newspaper columns and other sources as well as indexing and abstracts for national newspapers. In addition, full text television & radio news transcripts are provided from CBS News, FOX News, NPR, etc. This database is updated daily.

Plain Dealer 1991-present (Cleveland Public Library)
Full text access to all content from 1991 to the present, except for letters to the editor, death notices and advertising. NOTE: you must have a CPL card to access this resource -- you can apply for a card on their site: https://cpl.org/aboutthelibrary/usingthelibrary/library-cards/

Wall Street Journal
Provides full page and article images with searchable full text from the Wall Street journal, Eastern edition
Kanopy Streaming
Includes documentaries on numerous topics.
Readers' Guide Full Text
Reader's Guide covers general-interest periodicals published in the United States. Full text is provided for 215 magazines back to 1994; indexing or abstracts available for 360 magazines back to 1890.
Television News Archive
Contains listings, summaries, and descriptions of news broadcasts found in the Vanderbilt University television news archive. Segments of the evening news as well as special broadcasts covering political conventions, presidential campaigns, international events, and more are included. Names of reporters, anchors, persons involved in an event, and a summary may be searched. Major networks covered are ABC, CBS, NBC and CNN, as well as ABC's Nightline since 1989.

Haaretz (English)
English language version of Israel's Haaretz newspaper.

The Economist Historical Archive 1843-2012
The Economist Historical Archive delivers a complete searchable copy of every issue of The Economist from 1843 to 2012. Full-colour images, multiple search indexes, and the facility to browse each and every issue - all combine to offer a unique primary source covering the 19th and 20th centuries.
The Times Digital Archive, 1785-2012
The Times Digital Archive is an online, full-text facsimile of more than 200 years of The Times, one of the most highly regarded resources for the 19th – 20th Century history detailing every complete page of every issue from 1785. This historical newspaper archive allows researchers an unparalleled opportunity to search and view the best-known and most cited newspaper in the world online in its original published context.

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