Research Guides: American Studies 407: News Sources

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ProQuest Historical Newspapers (US)
Searches across the full text and images of major U.S. and Black historical newspapers. Includes New York Times, Boston Globe, Chicago Defender, L.A. Times, and more.
ProQuest Current Newspapers
Searches US and international news. Includes US ethnic, minority, and native presses.

For additional resources, see our How to Find Newspapers Articles guide.

Readers' Guide Abstracts
Publication Dates: 1983-Present
Includes summaries of articles from popular and general interest magazines published in the U.S. and Canada. Also includes book reviews.
Academic OneFile Select (Gale)
Publication Dates: 1980-Present
Includes articles from magazines, newspapers, and scholarly journals. Multidisciplinary coverage. Good place to start a research project.
Alternative Press Index
Publication Dates: 1991-Present
Contains summaries of articles from alternative, radical and left magazines and journals. Use to research topics not covered well in the mainstream press.

Internet Archive: TV News
Publication Dates: 2009-Yesterday
Contains clips from network and cable television news programs.

Nexis Uni - News
In addition to newspapers, also includes transcripts of broadcast television (ABC, BBC, CNN, etc.) and radio (NPR).

Think like a journalist. What words would they use?
Use the vocabulary in use at the time. (e.g., Negroes instead of African American)
Combine synonyms with OR to increase results. (e.g., conservatives OR right-wing)
Use the asterisk (*) to get multiple endings of a word. (e.g., integrat* for integrate, integration, integrating, etc.)
To get words closer together, use proximity operators. (See the database's help page for correct syntax.)
Limit your search to "abstract" or "citation and abstract" (if available) to get more precise results.