Since the newspaper databases are fulltext, using the -and- connector usually results in too many items retrieved and too many not relevant. See the individual database tabs for searching tips.
Nexis Uni (formerly LexisNexis Academic) provides fulltext to news, business and legal information. Newspapers date back to the 1970's. Please Note: The Washington Post is no longer included in Nexis Uni.The National Newspapers Core database includes the Washington Post.
Nexis Uni
Bring the words closer together
/p = words have to be in the same paragraph =
(liberty or liberties) /p mask* /p (covid* or coronavirus)
/s = words have to be in the same sentence =
(liberty or liberties) /s mask* /s (covid* or coronavirus)
hlead(...) = words have to be in the headline and lead paragraphs = here you can use - and - =
hlead((liberty or liberties) and mask* and (covid* or coronovirus))
National Newspapers Core, Ethnic Newswatch, GenderWatch are all Proquest databaes and thus searching tips are the same.
Bring the words closer together
N/# = there can only be a certain number of words between =
(liberty or liberties) N/10 mask* N/10 (covid* or coronavirus)
Can also change the search field from -Anywhere -to -Anywhere except fulltext
For National Newspapers Core - first click on Advanced Search
