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French Studies: French-language News
Library resources for the study of French and Francophone language, literature, and culture.
French Language News Online
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Google ActualitésEdition: France.
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Global Newsstream This link opens in a new windowCurrent international, national & regional newspapers, 1980 - present.
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Access World News This link opens in a new window
Regional, national, and international newspapers, 1980's-present.
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Factiva This link opens in a new windowLocal, regional and international newspapers, trade publications, press releases, media transcripts, and news websites. Husky OnNet is required for off-campus access.
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Current News via PressReader (Access via Seattle Public Library)Use your Seattle Public Library card to access current (the last three months) newspaper and magazine sources via the PressReader Database. KCLS and other public libraries also offer PressReader. (Catalog > News > Language: French)
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French Language News and MagazinesWeb links to French language news resources (compiled by MIT Libraries)
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More Global News SourcesNewspapers collections available online.
Strategies for Searching Fulltext Newspaper Databases
When searching any fulltext database such as Global Newsstream you may find the following strategies useful to narrow your search down to more relevant items.
- When available use the Advanced Search option -- this gives you the flexibility of doing more complex searches
- If you get too many results see if there is a way to search just the headline of an article
- If available limit your search by publication type such as articles, editorials, advertisements
- Limit your search by publication year
- Be aware of changes in language and spelling over time. Some terms used in historic newspapers are considered unacceptable or offensive now.
News at UW Libraries
French and Francophone Newspapers
Newspaper websites often offer current content openly. If you hit a paywall, look for articles using our newspaper databases, such as Global Newsstream.
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Francophone News - AfricaCompiled by Marquette University
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Francophone News - CanadaCompiled by Library and Archives Canada. French-only news noted as such.
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Most Consulted French Newspapers (France)List compiled by the Bibliothèque Nationale de France.
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French & Francophone News - EuropeCompiled by the ACRL European Studies Section
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Presse francophone - CaribbeanCompiled by Île en île
Le Monde
lemonde.fr is the official website with current content. If you hit a paywall, try accessing the articles via our news databases, like Global Newsstream, Proquest Historical News, or via microfilm:
- Le Monde (in UW Libraries Search)
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Le Monde (online access)via Proquest Global Newsstream (2001 to present)
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Proquest Historical Newspapers: Le Monde Archive (online access)Digitized newspapers from 12/19/1944 until 12/30/2000.
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Le Monde (Microfilm)1944 to present.
Suzzallo Ground Floor: Microfilm A4653 -
Le Monde IndexIntermittent years available at Suzzallo Ground Floor Reference: AI21 .M58 and AI21 .M6
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Le TempsBefore the establishment of Le Monde, Le Temps (1881-1942) was the paper of record in France. The BNF has digitized newspapers from April 25, 1881 to November 30, 1942.
Historic Newspapers
For lists of digitized historic newspapers by country see the International Coalition on Newspapers (ICON).
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Gallica: Presse et revuesDigitized news at the Bibliothèque nationale de France