When learning about journalism and news reporting, often the best way to understand it is by reading the news! The following databases all contain fully searchable contemporary newspapers from around the country and world.
New York Times website. Our subscription covers news only (no additional add-ons).
Wall Street Journal website. Create an Edgewood College account to view all articles on wsj.com.
Features key national and regional sources including The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Boston Globe, Chicago Tribune, as well as selected Wisconsin papers. Coverage back to the 1980s.
Full-text newspapers (including major Wisconsin papers), television and radio news transcripts.
Access to daily and weekly newspapers in Wisconsin, starting in 2005 to the present, with an embargo delay of 60 days.
Assignments may call on you to examine the history of journalism or examine how an event was reported on in the past. This historical newspaper database will help!
Historical newspapers from the 1700s - 2000s. Includes regional, state, and small local newspapers in the U.S. and other countries.
Use these websites, which look at all types of journalism, from Newspapers, to Radio, to TV, to help with your research.
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