LibGuides: Getting READY for Research: Level 1: Find News Sources

Tips for Finding News Resources

News resources, such as newspapers and news magazines, provide the most up to date information on a topic. They can be a good starting point to familiarize yourself with current events or identify topic ideas. Historic newspapers can also provide a firsthand perspective of a particular time period.

Several news publications are accessible via the Libraries' databases, such as LexisNexis and Proquest Historical Newspapers. You may also browse news items via Google News or by visiting the Current Periodicals Room, located in the basement of the University Library.

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News Sources

ABC News
Al Jazeera
AlterNet
An online news magazine offering alternative perspectives and information.
BBC
Boston Globe
C-Span
CBS News
Chicago Tribune
Christian Science Monitor
CNN
Detroit Free Press
EuroNews
This site will be of interest to anyone with an interest in viewing recent news briefs about a number of important topics of relevance, such as political affairs within the European Union, cultural activities, and technological innovations within various parts of the EU. EuroNews may be viewed in German, Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese, and Russian.
Fox News
France24
This site is from the French international news channel broadcast on a 24/7 basis. It offers a French perspective on world events and is available in French, English, and Arabic.
Guardian.co.uk
Inside China Today
From the European Information Network
Los Angeles Times
MSNBC
New York Times
Newsday.com
Newspaper of Long Island and Queens, New York
NPR
OneWorld.net
A global information network of nonprofit organizations that focuses attention on hidden voices and issues around the world.
ProPublica
An independent, non-profit newsroom that produces investigative journalism in the public interest.
Reuters
Russia News Service
Telegraph.co.uk
U.S. News & World Report
USA Today
Village Voice
The daily version of New York City's outspoken liberal weekly newspaper.
Washington Post

Major U.S. Newspapers

NOTE: The Libraries have suspended daily print newspaper collections. Some print newspapers may be found at branches of the Albany Public Library.

Boston Globe

Latest 3 months in print
Online through ProQuest Historical Newspapers (4/25/1960 - 1988)
Online through EBSCOhost Newspaper Source Plus (1997 - 2007)
Microfilm Jan. 1971 - Dec. 2010 in Periodicals Room

Chicago Tribune

Online through InfoTrac Newsstand (August 22, 2005 - March 3, 2006)
Microfilm Jan. 1971 - Feb. 2010 in Periodicals Room

Christian Science Monitor

Online through Nexis Uni 1980+
Online through Ebsco Academic Search Complete 1995+
Microfilm 1960+

Daily News (NY)

Latest three months in print
Online through Nexis Uni (Mar 1995+)
Online through InfoTrac Newsstand (April 25, 2000 - September 2, 2007)
Microfilm 1971-1989

Detroit Free Press

Online through InfoTrac Newsstand (March 28, 2000 - July 30, 2008)

Los Angeles Times

Latest three months in print
Online through N exis Uni (Most recent 6 months)
Microfilm Jan.1971 - Mar. 2010

New York Times

Online via NYTimes.com - Registration required. See sign-up instructions here.
- (UAlbany Students, Staff, and Faculty only)
Online through Proquest Historical Newspapers (1851 - 2016)
Online through Nexis Uni (June 1980+)
Online through Gale Cengage Newsstand (1985+)

Wall Street Journal

Latest 2 months in print
Online through ProQuest Newsstand (1984+)
Microfilm 1958 - 2/2010
Abstracts from 1973 available online through Nexis Uni

Washington Post

Latest 3 months in print
Online through Nexis Uni (1977+)
Online through Gale Cengage Newsstand (1/1/2014+)
Microfilm 4/1/1969 - 4/30/2010

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