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.
| Washington State News Sources | U.S. News Sources | Global News Sources |
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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 News Full-text, 1980s-present Newspapers, transcripts, wire services, broadcasts. |
17th-18th Century Burney Collection Newspapers Full-text, 1757-1817 Early newspapers from Great Britain and its colonies, plus several French and Dutch papers. |
| Alt-Press Watch Full-text, 1980s-present Alternative and independent press sources. |
African American Newspapers Newspaper page images, 1827-1902 19th century newspapers, inluding photos and illustrations. |
Access World News Full-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 Watch Full-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 II Newspaper page images, 1820-1860 Included within the Readex America's Historical Newspapers collection. |
Chicago Defender Newspaper page images, 1905-1975 For 1975 to 1996, use Microfilm A4066. For 1999 to present, use Ethnic NewsWatch |
LexisNexis Academic Mostly full-text, early 1980s to present Newspapers, transcripts, wire services, and more. |
| Ethnic Newswatch Full-text, 1959-present Ethnic, minority, and native publications. Includes some images. |
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. |
Library Press Display Newspaper 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. |
| Factiva Mostly full-text, 1980s-present |
Early American Newspapers Series II Newspaper page images, 1820-1860 Included within the Readex America's Historical Newspapers collection. |
Newspaper Source Plus Full-text, 1990s-present Newspapers, television and radio broadcast transcripts. |
| LexisNexis Academic Mostly full-text, early 1980s-present Newspapers, transcripts, wire services, and more. |
Ethnic Newswatch Full-text, 1959-present Ethnic, minority, and native publications. Includes some images. |
Times (of London) Newspaper page images, 1785-1985 |
| Newsbank Retrospective Full-text, 1970-1991 Selected coverage of issues and events in American history. |
Factiva Mostly full-text, 1980s-present |
World News Connection Full-text, 1994-present English-language summaries of local reports from news outlets worldwide. Continues FBIS. |
| Newspaper Source Plus Full-text, 1990s-present Newspapers, television and radio broadcast transcripts. |
LexisNexis Academic Mostly full-text, early 1980s-present Newspapers, transcripts, wire services, and more. |
World Newspaper Archive Newspaper page images, 1800-1922 Growing collection of historical newspapers from around the non-Western world. |
| 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. |
Library Press Display Newspaper 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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| ProQuest Newsstand Mostly full-text, mid 1980s to present Washington State and national newspapers. |
Los Angeles Times Newspaper page images, 1881-1986 For coverage from 1985 to the present, use LexisNexis. |
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| Seattle Times Newspaper 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. |
Newsbank Retrospective Full-text, 1970-1991 Selected coverage of issues and events in American history. |
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| New York Times Newspaper page images, 1851-2007 For 1980 to present, use Access World News, LexisNexis, or ProQuest Newsstand. |
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| Newspaper Source Plus Full-text, 1990s-present Newspapers, television and radio broadcast transcripts. |
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| Pennsylvania Gazette Newspaper page images, 1728-1800 |
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| ProQuest Newsstand Mostly full-text, mid 1980s to present Washington State and national newspapers. |
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| Wall Street Journal Newspaper page images, 1889-1989 For more recent coverage, use Factiva (1979-present), ProQuest Newsstand (1982-present), or Newspaper Source Plus (1994-present). |