News Sources
Current News
Full-text content of world, national, local and regional newspapers from over 600 U.S. and over 700 international sources. Paid advertisements are excluded.
Alt-PressWatch is a full text database of the newspapers, magazines and journals of the alternative and independent press. It complements and challenges the coverage of the mainstream media and serves a broad spectrum of subject areas. (ProQuest)
Courier-Journal
The Courier-Journal is the major newspaper in the Louisville area and is indexed and/or available full-text through the following sources:
- Newsbank Newspapers: 1999-present (full-text)
- ProQuest
Direct: 1988- October 30, 2001 (for indexed citations only; ProQuest)
- CD-ROM: 1988-1997 (full-text; on computers in Ekstrom Library Current Periodicals area)
- Microfilm: 1868-present (microfilm indexes: 1917-1986)
Full-text database providing access to articles that appeared in 200 publications of the ethnic, minority and native press. 400,000+ complete articles dating back to 1990.
Extensive and updated news compilation.
Access to a wide range of full-text material in
News (General, U.S., World, News wires & transcripts, Non-english language, Business, Legal, University, Medical, Arts & Sports);
Business (Business News, Industry & Market News, Accounting Literature, Company Information (financial reports, profiles, SEC & EDGAR filings & reports), Business Directories); and
Legal (Legal News & Reviews, Case Law, Codes & Regulations (U.S. federal and state), Canadian Legislative Materials, European Union Law, Commonwealth & Foreign Nations, Patent Research Tools, and Legal Career Resources)
The homepage for the Herald-Leader.
Extensive news compilation "with attitude."
Includes the following:
- Access World News (current; Includes all of what was previously included in "America's Newspapers")
- Early American Imprints, Series I. Evans (1639-1800)
- Early American Imprints, Series II. Shaw-Shoemaker (1801-1819)
- Early American Newspapers Digital (1690-1876)
- Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY, current)
Covers national and international newspapers, including The Lexington Herald-Leader and Messenger-Inquirer (Owensboro, KY). Includes some full-text. (EBSCOhost)
New York Times
The New York Times comes out in a number of editions each
day. Take note of which edition is being indexed. The New York Times is
indexed in the following sources:
- ProQuest Direct: 1980-present (less extensive coverage in earlier years); full-text 1995-present. (ProQuest)
- PQ Historical News: Full-text 1851-2001. (ProQuest)
- Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe: Full-text 1980-present.
- Historical Newspapers Online: indexes 1863-1905 and 1913-1922 (when finished, it will cover 1851-1922)
- Newspaper Source: 1994-present (selective coverage)
- Print Indexes (EKSTROM Ref. AI 21 .N44): 1851-1998
Polling the Nations is an online database of public opinion polls containing the full text of 400,000 questions and responses from 14,000 surveys conducted from 1986 through the present in the U.S. and 80 other countries. (ORS Publishing)
Regional Business News incorporates 75 selected business journals, newspapers and newswires in metropolitan and rural areas
within the U.S. Some titles are Arizona Business, Business North Carolina,
Crain's New York Business (and other Crain Communications editions),
Enterprise Salt Lake City, Fort Worth Business Press, Orange County
Business Journal, Westchester County Business Journal, etc. It does
not include Business First of Louisville. (EBSCOhost)
One of the best known news services, Reuters is especially
good for European and international news coverage.
The daily news edition of Time Magazine.
USA Today
The latest news, sports and business information.
- USA Today: Indexing since April 1987. Full text of current day's issue.
- ProQuest
Direct: Full-text since 1988.
Wall Street Journal
The Wall Street Journal is a major newspaper for business and economic news. It is indexed in the following sources:
- ProQuest Direct: 1981-present (less extensive coverage in earlier years); full-text back to June 1988
- PQ Historic News: Full-text 1889-1985, in progress. Some years not yet available. (ProQuest)
- Newspaper Source: 1995-present (selective coverage)
- Print Index (EKSTROM Ref. HG 1 . W26): 1958-1998
A valuable research tool for anyone who needs to monitor non-U.S. media sources, the material in WNC is provided to the National Technical Information Service (NTIS) by the Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS). Analysts from FBIS domestic and overseas bureaus monitor timely and pertinent open-source materials.
Historical News
The Civil War: a newspaper perspective
"(F)ull text of major articles ... from The New York Herald, The Charleston Mercury and the Richmond Enquirer, published between November 1, 1860 and April 15, 1865."
Based primarily on Clarence Brigham's History and Bibliography of American Newspapers, 1690-1876, this collection focuses primarily on those papers that began publication before 1820. (Readex)
Includes: Palmer's Index to the Times (London) 1790-1905; The Official Index to the Times (London) 1906-1980; and, The Historical Index to the New York Times 1851-1923. (Chadwyck-Healey)
"The Pennsylvania Gazette ... provides the reader with a first hand view of colonial America, the American Revolution and the New Republic, and offers important social, political and cultural perspectives of each of the periods." Full-text of the newspaper from 1728-1800.
Covers all topics in popular U.S. magazines from 1890-1982. In addition to coverage of news events and social, political, and humanities topics, it includes articles on such popular topics as cars, fashion, food, gardening, hobbies, radio and TV, sports, and travel. (H. W. Wilson)
New York Times
The New York Times comes out in a number of editions each
day. Take note of which edition is being indexed. The New York Times is
indexed in the following sources:
- ProQuest Direct: 1980-present (less extensive coverage in earlier years); full-text 1995-present. (ProQuest)
- PQ Historical News: Full-text 1851-2001. (ProQuest)
- Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe: Full-text 1980-present.
- Historical Newspapers Online: indexes 1863-1905 and 1913-1922 (when finished, it will cover 1851-1922)
- Newspaper Source: 1994-present (selective coverage)
- Print Indexes (EKSTROM Ref. AI 21 .N44): 1851-1998
Wall Street Journal
The Wall Street Journal is a major newspaper for business and economic news. It is indexed in the following sources:
- ProQuest Direct: 1981-present (less extensive coverage in earlier years); full-text back to June 1988
- PQ Historic News: Full-text 1889-1985, in progress. Some years not yet available. (ProQuest)
- Newspaper Source: 1995-present (selective coverage)
- Print Index (EKSTROM Ref. HG 1 . W26): 1958-1998
Newspaper Lists
Alternative Newspaper Directory (Open Directory)
College Newspaper Directory (Open Directory)
The College Media Directory
EKSTROM LB 3621.65 .D57 (current issues in
Reference)
The Directory of Small Press & Magazine Editors &
Publishers
EKSTROM Z6944 L5 D52
(latest issue at Ref. Desk)
Ecola Newsstand is a guide to English-language media on the
Web. Over 5,500 newspapers and magazines are listed.
Gale Directory of Publications and Broadcast Media
EKSTROM Z 6951 .A97 (current issues in Reference)
Gale International Directory of Publications
Ref. Desk Z 6941 .G27
Extensive (world-wide) index of internet sites for
newspapers, magazines, television and radio stations, film studios and
news agencies.
NewsLink (American Journalism Review)
A very extensive listing of news sources worldwide.
A simple page for newspapers, other newsprint sources, and
tools both inside and outside the U.S.
News Voyager (Newspaper Association of America)
Publishers Directory
EKSTROM Z 282 .B66 (latest issue in Acquisitions, next
latest at Ref. Desk)
SRDS Newspaper Advertising Source
EKSTROM HF 5905 .S7d
(current issues in Reference)
Television & Radio News
Cable News Network's Interactive webpage.
Extensive (world-wide) index of internet sites for
newspapers,
magazines, television and radio stations, film studios and news
agencies.
Progressive information resources and interviews.
Radio
stations on the internet (MIT)
World News
Full-text content of world, national, local and regional newspapers from over 600 U.S. and over 700 international sources. Paid advertisements are excluded.
A good source of news and reports on Africa collected by a
nonprofit U.S. newsagency with partnerships with Africa's leading news
agencies, newspapers, and magazines.
Cable News Network's Interactive web page.
A strong source of information on global economic,
political, and social issues, produced by an independent association of
international journalists. The IPS archive can be searched back to
1994.
Extensive (world-wide) index of internet sites for
newspapers, magazines, television and radio stations, film studios and
news agencies.
Access to a wide range of full-text material in
News (General, U.S., World, News wires & transcripts, Non-english language, Business, Legal, University, Medical, Arts & Sports);
Business (Business News, Industry & Market News, Accounting Literature, Company Information (financial reports, profiles, SEC & EDGAR filings & reports), Business Directories); and
Legal (Legal News & Reviews, Case Law, Codes & Regulations (U.S. federal and state), Canadian Legislative Materials, European Union Law, Commonwealth & Foreign Nations, Patent Research Tools, and Legal Career Resources)
Human rights and development coverage from 80 organizations
and 126 countries, updated every day and cross-indexed by country and by
theme.
One of the best known news services, Reuters is especially
good for European and international news coverage.