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News Sources (Current)

To locate articles appearing in print and other forms of news media, try the following:

Ethnic NewsWatch
Full-text bilingual (English/Spanish) database of 200 publications of the ethnic, minority, and native press. 1990 to the present. Multidisciplinary - news, culture, and history.
Factiva
Full-text news focusing primarily on business issues. Includes the Wall Street Journal. WARNING: Data mining and excessive downloading are prohibited and such activities cause the suspension of this service.
Nexis Uni
Full-text news reporting from 1980-present from major national and international sources. Note: Articles do not contain charts, tables or graphs. Does not contain the Wall Street Journal.
National Newspapers Core
Full text articles from the Wall Street Journal, Christian Science Monitor, The New York Times, The Sun (Baltimore), and The Washington Post. Covers national, international and local news. The NYT provides text of important speeches and documents; WSJ reports on international finance; and WP offers strong political reporting, editorials and columnists.

Important Note: Hornbake Library houses a variety of archival materials on journalism and journalism history. See:

The following resources may also be useful for locating background information:

Congressional Publications
Access to the full text of congressional publications. Includes: hearings, legislative histories, committee prints and reports, House and Senate documents, Congressional Record, Serial Set, CRS Reports, bills, public laws, regulations...
Congressional hearings, public issues, legislation, history, and legal research.
Digital National Security Archive
Provides full-text access to previously classified primary documents central to US foreign and military policy since 1945. Includes Iran and Iran-Contra, Presidential Directives on National Security, South Africa, Soviet Union, Terrorism, U.S. Espionage and Intelligence, and U.S. Military Uses of Space.
Worldwide Political Science Abstracts
Provides coverage of the international serials literature in political science and its complementary fields, including international relations, law, and public administration / policy. International coverage of political science, international relations, law, and public administration and policy. 1975 to the present.
Google Scholar
Google Scholar searches academic publishers, professional societies, pre-print archives, and university institutional repositories.