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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.

The following resources can be used to locate information on state and Federal laws, regulations, issues and publications:

Congress.gov
Provides the full text of the United States Congress legislation; Congressional Record, committee information, and historical documents. Congress.gov replaced the previously active Thomas.gov.

Congressional Publications
Congressional publications and documents from 1789-present. Includes CRS (Congressional Research Service) Reports from 1916-present. Use the Advanced Search screen to select from a variety of Congressional publications.

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

Dissertations & Theses Global
Materials from academic publishers, professional societies, pre-print archives, and university institutional repositories. Full-text is available from 1997 to the present.
Google Scholar
Google Scholar searches academic publishers, professional societies, pre-print archives, and university institutional repositories.
Opposing Viewpoints in Context
Fulltext database covering social issues with topic overviews and pro/con viewpoints. Sources include news, journal articles, magazines, media, maps, websites and statistics.

The Future of Information Alliance - Exploring Journalism History Online
This page contains links to a wealth of sources relevant to the study and practice of Journalism. Some will require a UMD account for access, while others are on the open web.