Research Guides
News: 2006-current
Washington State News
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1980s to current
Newspapers, transcripts, wire services, broadcasts. Includes the Seattle P-I from 1986 to today, the Seattle Times from 1895 to today, and many more WA State news sources. - Alt-PressWatch This link opens in a new window
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1980s to current
Alternative and independent press sources. - Ethnic NewsWatch This link opens in a new window
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1959 to current
Journal, magazine, and newspaper articles from ethnic and minority presses. - Factiva This link opens in a new window
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1980s to current
Local, regional and international newspapers, trade publications, press releases, media transcripts, and news websites. - Newspaper Source Plus This link opens in a new window
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1990s to current
Newspapers, television and radio broadcast transcripts.
- News Tribune (Tacoma)
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1918 to current, some dates missing.
Also available on microfilm A3953 held in the microforms & newspapers collection. - Puget Sound Business JournalSeattle-area business news and annual rankings. Husky OnNet is required for off-campus access.
- Spokesman Review
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2010 to current, delayed 3 months
See ProQuest Historical Newspapers: Washington State Collection for 1894-2009
See UW Libraries Search for additional options... - Seattle Post-Intelligencer
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Newspaper page images for Dec 1901-2009 and text only for 2010-2022.
April 1882-1900 included in Chronicling America.
For 1876 to 1882 use microfilm A329 held in the microforms & newspapers collection. - Seattle Times
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Newspaper page images for Dec 1895-1984 and 2018 to current. Text only for 1985-2017.
1895-1984 also included within the Readex America's Historical Newspapers collection.
For 1886 to current on microfilm A419 held in the microforms & newspapers collection. - Tri-City Herald
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2006 to current
1949 to current available on microfilm A5106 held in the microforms & newspapers collection.
- US Newsstream This link opens in a new window
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1980s to current
Washington State, regional, and national newspapers.
United States News
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1980s to current
Regional, national, and international newspapers, broadcast transcripts, and web news. - Alt-PressWatch This link opens in a new window
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Selected newspapers, magazines, and journals of the alternative and independent press. - Black Life in America Series III This link opens in a new window
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The experience and impact of African Americans, as recorded by the news media from 1976 to today.
- Boston Globe
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2008 to current, delayed 3 months
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- E&E News Publications This link opens in a new window
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Suite of daily news publications: Climatewire, Energywire, Greenwire, E&E Daily, and E&E News PM. Use the Search function to find articles dating back to 1996. - Ethnic NewsWatch This link opens in a new window
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1959 to current
Journal, magazine, and newspaper articles from ethnic and minority presses. - Factiva This link opens in a new window
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1980s to current
Local, regional and international newspapers, trade publications, press releases, media transcripts, and news websites.
- Google News ArchiveWith extremely spotty coverage stretching back in time to at least 1736 and springing forward to 2009, the archive is a great last resort. Google abandoned the project in 2011 (for reasons unknown), but the site is still available for your use for now.
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The experience and impact of Hispanic Americans, as recorded by the news media from 2010 to today.
- Los Angeles Times
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2008 to current, delayed 3 months
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- News, Policy & Politics Magazine Archive (feat. Newsweek) This link opens in a new window
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Newsweek (1933-2012) and 14 other magazines covering events, international relations, and public policy from 1918 to 2015. - Newspaper Source Plus This link opens in a new window
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1990s to current
Newspapers and some television and radio broadcast transcripts.
- New York Times
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1851-2014
For 2014 to current, use Factiva or Nexis Uni or ProQuest Digitized Newspapers Recent or US Newsstream.
See UW Libraries Search for additional options... - USA Today
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April 1, 2009 to current, delayed 3 months
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1980s to current
Washington State, regional, and national newspapers.
- Washington Post
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2008 to current, delayed 3 months
See UW Libraries Search for additional options... - WSJ.com (Wall Street Journal website)Two year trial access available. Requires registration.
World News & Magazines
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1980s to current
Newspapers, transcripts, wire services, broadcasts, and more.
- Africa Confidential
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1996 to current
A newsletter based in London focusing on politics and economics in Africa.
Only one user at a time. View license terms. - Economist Historical ArchiveSearchable database of magazine page images, 1843-2012
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1980s to current. Newspapers, trade publications, press releases, media transcripts, and news websites. Some article translation available. - Global Newsstream This link opens in a new window
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1980s to current
International, national, & regional newspapers.
- Japan Times Archives 1897-2023
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English-language newspaper.
For current year, use Access World News - Globe & Mail 1844-2020 (Toronto)
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For 2019 to current, use Factiva or Global Newsstream. - Guardian
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2010 to current, delayed 3 months
See UW Libraries Search for additional options... - Korea Times 1956-2016
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- Newspaper Source Plus This link opens in a new window
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Full-text, 1990s-present. Newspapers, television and radio broadcast transcripts.
- Southeast Asia Globe
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Current "views on regional affairs, business, and culture." - Times (of London) 1785-2012For 2013 to current, use Access World News or Factiva or Nexis Uni, or Global Newsstream.
See UW Libraries Search for additional options... - Times of India 1838-2008
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English language newspaper
For 2009 to current, use Access World News
For the most current 60 days use Library Press Reader.
See UW Libraries Search for additional options... - Vancouver Sun
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2011 to current, delayed 3 months
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Newspapers as Primary Sources
Seattle Post-Intelligencer goes web-only.
The rise of online news has caused a dramatic decline in print newspapers - readership and availability. Philip Meyer writes that "Weekday circulation of newspapers in the USA fell in 2007 to 50.7 million, its lowest point since 1945....And the number of daily newspapers continued to fall at a steady rate: an average net loss of twelve mastheads per year since 1971." Newspapers have tried a variety of cost-saving strategies including stopping home delivery, decreasing the number of days published, publishing only online editions (such as the Seattle Post-Intelligencer), and others have ceased.
Help: Analyzing Newspapers
*Dooley, P. (2009). History of journalism: 1995 to present. In C. H. Sterling (Ed.), Encyclopedia of journalism (Vol. 2, pp. 713-717).
Meyer, P. (2009). The vanishing newspaper: saving journalism in the information age."
Best Bets: News Databases
Search for articles about your topic published in newspapers around the world using these databases:
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1980s to current
Regional, national, and international newspapers, broadcast transcripts, and web news including the News Tribune, Olympian, San Francisco Chronicle, Seattle Times, and Tri-City Herald. - US Newsstream This link opens in a new window
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1980s to current
Washington State, regional, and national newspapers. - Global Newsstream This link opens in a new window
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1980s to current
Current international, national & regional newspapers including the Atlanta Constitution, Los Angeles Times, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Washington Post.
Help finding newspapers in the UW Libraries
- Search our Microforms & Newspapers Collection database to see which newspapers we hold in print and on microfilm.
- Use UW Libraries Search to locate newspapers (online or on microform) by title or place of publication. Type in the place AND newspaper. For example: Seattle AND newspaper. On the results screen choose the Resource Type "Journals" from the left toolbar.
- Use the databases on this page for news stories published about your topic.