Subject and Research Guides: Newspapers &amp; Grey Literature: US newspapers

Major US papers

The New York Times This link opens in a new window
1960-1975 Available in Microfilm
1980-current Online via Factiva
Website
The Wall Street Journal This link opens in a new window
1979-current available via Factiva
(paid content)
The Washington Post This link opens in a new window
1984-current Online via Factiva
2003-current EBSCOhost Regional Business News
Website
USA Today This link opens in a new window
1989-Current via Factiva
Website

Below are some key databases for finding US newspaper articles:

Factiva This link opens in a new window
Factiva provides full text access to news items from a wide range of international sources and key websites.
Newspaper Source Plus This link opens in a new window
Full text for over 700 United States and international newspapers. It also contains full text television & radio news transcripts.
Regional business news This link opens in a new window
Full text coverage of 75 business journals, newspapers and newswires from all metropolitan and rural areas within the United States.

Some historical newspaper issues are available in the library on microfilm. You can find these in MultiSearch by searching for individual titles.

Many historical newspapers are now available online, through different digitisation projects. Some sources for American newspapers online are:

Chronicling America | Library of Congress
Created by the Library of Congress, this website contains the US Newspaper Directory and digitised pages of historic newspapers. Historic newspaper pages cover the period from 1836-1922, while the Directory covers the period from 1690 onwards. Searchable.
Historical Newspapers online at BGSU
A library guide which lists a large number of online sources for individual US historical newspapers. Newspapers are listed by title, and organised by state.