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  Suzzallo Library, Ground floor
  Box 352900
  University of Washington
  Seattle, WA 98195-2900
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News Research / Article Databases: Finding News Articles

U.S. News Sources	Global News Sources
African American Newspapers Full-text of seven 19th century newspapers.	Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS) Index to FBIS Daily Reports, 1975 to 1996.
Alt-Press Watch Full-text alternative and independent press sources.	Global Newsbank Full-text, 1996 to present. Selected coverage from newspapers, magazines, government documents, broadcasts, and wire services.
Chicago Defender Full-text, 1905-1975 For issues published after 1975, see Microfilm A4066 For Issues published after 1999, see Ethnic NewsWatch	LexisNexis Mostly full-text, early 1980s to present. Includes newspapers, transcripts, wire services, and more.
Early American Newspapers Series II Full-text, 1758-1900.	Library Press Display Online facsimiles of newspapers published around the world. 60-day back issue access, 5 concurrent users.
Ethnic Newswatch Full-text ethnic, minority, and native publications.	Times (of London) Full-text, 1785-1985.
Factiva Provides full text access to all editions of Dow Jones publications, including the Wall Street Journal.	ProQuest Newspapers Mostly full-text, mid 1980s to present. Washington State, national, and international newspapers.
LexisNexis Mostly full-text, early 1980s to present. Includes newspapers, transcripts, wire services, and more.	Readex Access UN Covers 1946 to 2003. Citations and some full-text United Nations publications.
Library Press Display Online facsimiles of newspapers published around the world. 60-day back issue access, 3 concurrent users.	World News Connection Full-text, 1994 to present. Continues FBIS.
Los Angeles Times Full-text, 1881-1985. For issues published after 1985, see LexisNexis or ProQuest Newspapers.
Newsbank Newsfile Full-text, 1992 to present. Selected coverage from regional, national, and international newspapers, broadcasts, and wire services.
Newsbank Retrospective Full-text, 1970-1991. Selected coverage of issues and events in American history.
New York Times Full-text, 1851-2003 For issues published after 2003, see LexisNexis or ProQuest Newspapers.
Pacific Northwest Regional Newspaper & Periodical Index 1850s to present. Some online. For the complete index, go to Special Collections.
Pennsylvania Gazette Full-text from 1728 to 1800.
ProQuest Newspapers Mostly full-text, mid 1980s to present. Washington State, national, and international newspapers.
Wall Street Journal Full-text, 1889-1989 For issues published after 1989, see ProQuest Newspapers.
Washington State Newsstand Mostly full-text, mid 1980s to present. Includes 18 newspapers published in Washington state.

Searchable Guide to Newspaper Indexes
Note: The links to the databases within this guide may be broken. We are in the process of updating this database. If a link is broken, you can access the database through the UW Libraries Research Databases web page.