Hackney Library: News: Newspaper Articles, News Web Sites, Wire Services & Feeds, Etc.: Multi-Newspaper Databases and Web Sites

Full-Text Newspaper Article Databases and Wire Services

The following links are to searchable databases that include newspaper and news articles.

Newspaper Source Plus This link opens in a new window
Newspaper Source Plus provides cover-to-cover full text for 149 national & international newspapers, including The New York Times, The Boston Globe, San Francisco Chronicle, The Christian Science Monitor, USA Today, The Washington Post, The Washington Times, The Times (London), The Age, The Australian, The Toronto Star, The Irish Times and others. The database also contains selective full text for more than 410 U.S newspapers, including The Chicago Tribune, The Detroit Free Press, San Jose Mercury News, etc. In addition, full-text television & radio news transcripts are provided from CBS News, CNN, CNN International, FOX News, National Public Radio (NPR), etc.
Newswires (AP, UPI, etc.) This link opens in a new window
EBSCO's Newswires database provides near real-time access to top world-wide news from Associated Press (and others) on a continuous basis. This content is monitored by EBSCO and relevant results are provided when users enter searches in EBSCOhost. This collection includes AP Top News, WorldStream, Financial News, AP Online, U.S. Politics & Government, and 50 AP Regional State Reports. End users can immediately access the full text of the NewsMonitor-delivered web content, by following the link in the record. The index to the full text content in AP News is held for a rolling 30-day archive by EBSCO, so users can enjoy the previous 30 days of news relating to their search interests.
U.S. Newsstream This link opens in a new window
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U.S. Newsstream enables users to search the most recent premium U.S. news content, as well as archives which stretch back into the 1980s featuring newspapers, newswires, blogs, and news sites in active full-text format. For academic and public libraries, U.S. Newsstream offers exclusive access to the Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, and co-exclusive access (with Factiva) to The Wall Street Journal. U.S. Newsstream also offers one of the largest collections of local and regional newspapers, and is cross-searchable on the ProQuest platform.
Canadian Newsstream This link opens in a new window
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This full text database includes the complete available electronic backfile for most newspapers, providing full access to the articles, columns, editorials, and features. Some backfiles date as far back as the late 1970s and 1980s. Canadian Newsstream content is updated daily so researchers always have timely access to new information.

Web Sites Featuring Many Newspapers

The following are web sites providing access to specific English-language and/or foreign-language news sources and newspapers around the globe.

onlinenewspapers.com This link opens in a new window
This newspaper directory links to thousands of current online newspapers around the globe, including English- and foreign-language newspapers. The site is searchable by region and by country.
world-newspapers.com This link opens in a new window
This site links to English-language newspapers (and magazines) from around the world, with searching by country or by subject category available.