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Journalism: Newspapers

National papers

Washington Post from ProQuest
Full-text archive, 1877-2000 | 1997 to present
Online only content, 21 May 2016 – present | Blog content, 23 July 2013 – 5 October 2020
Chicago Tribune (1989-present) from Proquest
Full-text and images available in PDF. 1997-Present.
Chicago Tribune (1848-1995) from Proquest
Full-text articles and images available in PDF. 1849-1995.
New York Times (1980-present) from Proquest
Full-text of the daily newspaper. 1980-present.
New York Times (1851-2015) from ProQuest
Full-text articles and images; in PDF format. 1851-2015.
Wall Street Journal (1984-present) from ProQuest
Full-text of the Wall Street Journal newspaper, 1984 - present. For current day's edition, only browsing is possible; searching is available after 24 hours.

Full-text only (no graphics) of the largest US daily financial newspaper.
Los Angeles Times 1881-1991 from ProQuest
Full-text archive 1881-1988.

News collections

Nexis Uni from Lexis Nexis
With 17,000 news, business, and legal sources, Nexis Uni helps students write research assignments that use trustworthy citations.

Formerly Lexis Nexis Academic Universe.
It includes regional, national, and international newspapers; magazines; wire services; business publications (trade journals, corporate annual reports, tax sources); legal resources (law reviews, court cases, briefs, federal and state codes); government documents; medical information (medical journals); and reference sources (directories, biographical information). Coverage varies by title; very good coverage from the early 1990s to present, with some coverage as early as the mid-1970s.
US Newsstream from ProQuest
Full-text of 1,300+ newspapers, news websites, and blogs worldwide. 1984-present.
Newspaper Source Plus from EBSCO
Full-text of 1,000+ newspapers from the US, UK, and Canada. Also transcripts of major TV and radio news programs.

Specific newspapers covered in the collection include: The New York Times, The Washington Post, Boston Globe, The London Times, The Atlanta Constitution, Indianapolis Star, and the Times (London). Coverage varies by title. Earliest coverage begins mid-1700s.
Access World News from Newsbank
Full text of current news sources from Africa, Asia, Australia/Oceania, the Americas, Europe, and the Middle East and historic & current newspapers from Milwaukee
Ethnic NewsWatch from Proquest | Basic Search Tutorial
Searches full-text of newspapers and magazines published for ethnic communities in the US. 1991-present.
ProQuest Central from ProQuest
Index of journals, magazines, newspapers and dissertations. Full-text for many sources, mostly beginning in the 1970s or 1980s.

Local and state

Access World News - Wisconsin from Newsbank
Full-text of historical and current news sources in Wisconsin.
Milwaukee Business Journal from BizJournals.com
Full-text of the Milwaukee Business Journal. Individual account registration required.
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (1990 to date), Milwaukee Journal (1844-1909, 1921 – 1990) and Milwaukee Sentinel (1844-1865; 1910-1990) from Newsbank
Full-text of major current and historical Milwaukee newspapers
Archive of Wisconsin Newspapers from Wisconsin Newspaper Association
Covers more than 250 Wisconsin newspapers from 2005 to 90 days ago, and 13 historical Wisconsin newspapers from the 1800s and 1900s; each newspaper is available cover to cover in a searchable PDF format.