JOUR 757/459i: History of Investigative Journalism

Access current and historical articles from the Baltimore Sun, Washington Post, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, and Chicago Tribune. Each newspaper is found in different digital and physical locations, so it helps to have a clear sense of what you're looking for before you start digging.

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.

Online (non-library) search tool for articles from thousands of publishers and magazines. Especially useful for comparing different news sources' coverage of current events.

• Tip: Click the arrow on the right side of the search box at the top to access advanced search options.
• Note: Like regular Google Search, Google News searches just the "surface web," so you'll likely hit paywalls. To get full access to articles from many major news outlets, search publication and article titles in the library sources listed below.