Starting Points
- LexisNexis Academic UW Restricted
Regional, national, and international newspapers, wire services, news transcripts and newsletters. - Access World News UW Restricted
Regional, national, and international newspapers. - ProQuest Newsstand UW Restricted
Washington state and major U.S. newspapers. - Quick and Free News Resources
- News Guide
Not sure where to start? This guide recommends resources for finding information in the news.
Find newspapers by title
Can't find your newspaper? It might be available in other formats. Search for the newspaper title in the UW Libraries Catalog.
News databases by region
Use newspaper databases to find citations (and sometimes full-text access) to news articles written about a particular topic.
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Access World NewsFull-text, 1980s-present Newspapers, transcripts, wire services, broadcasts. Includes the Seattle Times from 1985 to the present and the Seattle Post-Intelligencer from 1986 to the present. |
Access World NewsFull-text, 1980s-present Newspapers, transcripts, wire services, broadcasts. |
17th-18th Century Burney Collection NewspapersFull-text, 1757-1817 Early newspapers from Great Britain and its colonies, plus several French and Dutch papers. |
Alt-Press WatchFull-text, 1980s-present Alternative and independent press sources. |
African American NewspapersNewspaper page images, 1827-1902 19th century newspapers, inluding photos and illustrations. |
Access World NewsFull-text, 1980s-present Newspapers, transcripts, wire services, broadcasts, and more. |
| Chronicling America: Washington Newspaper page images, 1836-1922 Small collection of early late 19th and 20th century Washington State newspapers including Cayton's Weekly (1917-1921) and the Tacoma Times (1903-1918) |
Alt-Press WatchFull-text, 1980s-present Alternative and independent press sources. |
Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS)1975-1996 Index to FBIS Daily Reports summarizing foreign news broadcasts grouped by world region. For reports since 1996, use World News Connection. |
Early American Newspapers Series IINewspaper page images, 1820-1860 Included within the Readex America's Historical Newspapers collection. |
Baltimore Afro AmericanNewspaper page images, 1893-1988 |
LexisNexis AcademicMostly full-text, early 1980s to present Newspapers, transcripts, wire services, and more. |
Ethnic NewswatchFull-text, 1959-present Ethnic, minority, and native publications. Includes some images. |
Chicago DefenderNewspaper page images, 1905-1975 For 1975 to 1996, use Microfilm A4066. For 1999 to present, use Ethnic NewsWatch |
Library Press DisplayNewspaper page images, last 60 days only Online images of paper newspapers published around the world. 60-day back issue access, limited to 5 concurrent users. |
FactivaMostly full-text, 1980s-present |
Chronicling America Newspaper page images, 1836-1922 Search and view U.S. newspapers. Also includes a searchable directory of publication information for U.S. newspapers. |
Newspaper Source PlusFull-text, 1990s-present Newspapers, television and radio broadcast transcripts. |
LexisNexis AcademicMostly full-text, early 1980s-present Newspapers, transcripts, wire services, and more. |
Early American Newspapers Series IINewspaper page images, 1820-1860 Included within the Readex America's Historical Newspapers collection. |
Times (of London)Newspaper page images, 1785-1985 |
Newsbank RetrospectiveFull-text, 1970-1991 Selected coverage of issues and events in American history. |
Ethnic NewswatchFull-text, 1959-present Ethnic, minority, and native publications. Includes some images. |
Times of IndiaNewspaper page images, 1838-2003 |
Newspaper Source PlusFull-text, 1990s-present Newspapers, television and radio broadcast transcripts. |
FactivaMostly full-text, 1980s-present |
World News ConnectionFull-text, 1994-present English-language summaries of local reports from news outlets worldwide. Continues FBIS. |
| Pacific Northwest Regional Newspaper & Periodical Index 1850s-present. Some online. For topics covered by the online index, see this list. For the complete index, go to Special Collections. |
Japanese-American Relocation Camp NewspapersNewspaper page images, 1942-1945 Camp newspapers such as the Minidoka Irrigator and Topaz Times, most stories in English with some in dual languages. |
World Newspaper ArchiveNewspaper page images, 1800-1922 Growing collection of historical newspapers from around the non-Western world. |
ProQuest NewsstandMostly full-text, mid 1980s to present Washington State and national newspapers. |
LexisNexis AcademicMostly full-text, early 1980s-present Newspapers, transcripts, wire services, and more. |
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Seattle TimesNewspaper page images, 1900-1984 Included within the Readex America's Historical Newspapers collection. For issues 1886 to 1900, use microfilm A419. For issues published after 1984, use Access World News. |
Library Press DisplayNewspaper page images, last 60 days only Online images of paper newspapers published around the world. 60-day back issue access, limited to 5 concurrent users. |
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Los Angeles TimesNewspaper page images, 1881-1986 For coverage from 1985 to the present, use LexisNexis. |
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Newsbank RetrospectiveFull-text, 1970-1991 Selected coverage of issues and events in American history. |
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New York TimesNewspaper page images, 1851-2007 For 1980 to present, use LexisNexis or ProQuest Newsstand. |
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Newspaper Source PlusFull-text, 1990s-present Newspapers, television and radio broadcast transcripts. |
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Pennsylvania GazetteNewspaper page images, 1728-1800 |
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Pittsburgh CourierNewspaper page images, 1911-2002 |
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ProQuest NewsstandMostly full-text, mid 1980s to present Washington State and national newspapers. |
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Wall Street JournalNewspaper page images, 1889-1989 For more recent coverage, use Factiva (1979-present), ProQuest Newsstand (1982-present), or Newspaper Source Plus (1994-present). |

