Research Guides
Latin American and Caribbean Studies: News Sources
Starting point for research in Latin American and Caribbean Studies
About News Sources
Newspapers, transcripts, broadcasts, and wire service files are often the first information available for an event. Apply critical thinking when judging accuracy and objectivity of any news source; government censorship, bias, and editorial position can all affect the news "as reported." Understand the differences between a news story and an editorial or opinion piece.
Latin American and International Online News Sources
- Access World News This link opens in a new window
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Regional, national, and international newspapers, 1980's-present. - Factiva This link opens in a new window
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Local, regional and international newspapers, trade publications, press releases, media transcripts, and news websites. Husky OnNet is required for off-campus access. - Hispanic Life in America Series III This link opens in a new window
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Includes multilingual news sources from around the world (2010 to today). Try searching with Spanish keywords for Spanish-language news. - Latin American Newspapers, Series 1 This link opens in a new window
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19th and 20th century Latin American newspapers. Series 1: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Cuba, Guatemala, Mexico, Peru, Venezuela and elsewhere. - Latin American Newspapers: Series 2 This link opens in a new window
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19th and 20th century Latin American newspapers. Series 2: Belize, Brazil, Columbia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Haiti, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Paraguay.
- Independent and Revolutionary Mexican NewspapersComprising over 1,000 titles from Mexico’s pre-independence, independence and revolutionary periods (1807-1929).
- Spanish-language newspapers by countryCompiled by MIT.
- Portuguese-language newspapers by countryCompiled by MIT
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.