JOUR 200: Journalism History

Nexis Uni (formerly LexisNexis Academic) is a large database of news, legal, and business information. It includes full-text news articles from major U.S. and some international newspapers (1970s - present), along with news transcripts, wires, and press releases. Visit our Nexis Uni guide for tips and tutorials. Nexis Uni includes articles from the New York Times and Baltimore Sun, but not the Washington Post or Wall Street Journal. Most content is text only.

Factiva provides full-text access to many major national and international newspapers, magazines, wire services, websites, and industry (trade) sources, with a focus on business-related news. It includes articles from the Wall Street Journal, as well as the Washington Post, Baltimore Sun, Baltimore Banner, and New York Times. This link takes you to the classic view of the database, better for complex searches. (Learn how to search Factiva.) If you want to read the news in a specific source, click Switch Factiva at the top for the newer interface.
PLEASE NOTE: Factiva requires login with University ID and access is restricted to current UMCP staff and students. Data mining and excessive downloading are prohibited. Factiva may suspend UMD's access if they detect these activities.

Ethnic NewsWatch is a collection of "ethnic media" publications – newspapers, magazines, and journals published by and for people from marginalized racial, ethnic, religious, immigrant, and diasporic communities. The collection includes more than 2.5 million articles from over 300 historical and current periodicals (1959 - present). The majority of content comes from African, African American, Arab American, Asian American and Pacific Islander, Caribbean, Eastern European, Hispanic and Latino, Jewish, Middle Eastern, and Native American publications based in the U.S. and Canada. Most articles are in English, but around 25% are in Spanish.

Links to articles and videos from thousands of online news outlets, including both major and local sources (as well as some less reliable sites). Useful for tracking breaking news, comparing headlines, and locating sources that aren't included in the library databases above.

• Tip: Click the arrow on the right side of the search box at the top to access advanced search options.
• Note: Many of the linked articles are subscriber-only. For content from major newspapers, search publication names and article titles in the library databases listed above to access full-text versions.