Sociology
Newspaper databases
Access to U.S. Major daily and international news. Find a list of newspapers and magazines by region or country.
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US Newsstream
Large collection of US newspapers, many in full text, as well as news sites, blogs, and newswires from the 1980s to the present (dates vary by title). Includes The Los Angeles Times, The New York Times, Chicago Tribune, and The Wall Street Journal. Part of Global Newsstream.
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Access World News Research Collection
U.S. and international news sources offering viewpoints on local, regional and global issues. Date coverage varies with individual newspaper.
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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel digital newspaper. Current content is available as well as a text (back to 1990) and image archive (back to 2018).
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ProQuest One Business
Combines multiple ProQuest business information databases - including e.g. the ABI/INFORM Collection and J.P. Morgan Research - to a total of more than 130 million documents. Global coverage in business and economics includes full-text journals, dissertations, and working papers, as well as trade publications, market research reports, and key periodicals such as the Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, and Economist. Library Guide
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Newspaper Source Plus
Newspaper Source Plus includes more than 1,200 full-text newspapers and newswires, providing more than 35 million full-text articles. In addition, the database features more than 857,000 television and radio news transcripts.
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Alternative Press Index
Alternative Press Index (API) is a bibliographic database of journal, newspaper, and magazine articles from over 300 international alternative, radical, and left periodicals. Born of the New Left, the API was launched to provide access to the emerging theories and practices of radical social change. Alternative Press Index covers theories and practices of socialism and revolution alongside; ecology, democracy and anarchism, feminism and organized labor, and indigenous peoples and gays/lesbians. API coverage is both international and interdisciplinary.
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WorldpressOne of the web’s largest and most comprehensive directories of World Newspapers and Magazines, sorted by Country, region, and political affiliation.
Historic Newspaper Databases
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Newspapers.com Library Edition - World Collection.
Newspapers.com Library Edition - World Collection contains historical newspapers from the 1700s - 2000s. Included are thousands of well-known regional, state, and small local newspapers in the United States and other countries. There are 150 Wisconsin-specific titles including the Janesville Daily Gazette, the Racine Daily Herald, the Eau Claire Leader, and many more.
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Wisconsin LGBT History Project | PeriodicalsFind an alphabetical list of the Periodicals known to have been published in or primarily for the Wisconsin LGBT community with images and links where available.
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ProQuest Historical Newspapers: Chicago Tribune (1849-1999)
The Chicago Tribune (1849-1999) offers full page and article images with searchable full text. The collection includes digital reproductions providing access to every page from every available issue.
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ProQuest Historical Newspapers: Los Angeles Times (1881-2000)
The Los Angeles Times (1881-2000) offers full page and article images with searchable full text. The collection includes digital reproductions providing access to every page from every available issue.
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ProQuest Historical Newspapers: The New York Times (1851-2020)
The New York Times (1851-2020) offers full page and article images with searchable full text. The collection includes digital reproductions providing access to every page from every available issue.
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Milwaukee Local News
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Wisconsin Newspapers Digital Research SiteThe Wisconsin Newspaper Association provides access to over 200 Wisconsin newspapers.
Coverage is from 2005 to the present with an embargo delay of 60 days. Each edition is available cover-to-cover in a searchable PDF format. -
Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service"NNS covers stories that are important to the people who live, work and serve in city neighborhoods, on topics such as education, public safety, economic development, health and wellness, environment, recreation, employment, youth development and housing."
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BizTimes Nonprofit WeeklyWeekly newsletter providing news and operational insight for executives of nonprofit organizations in southeastern Wisconsin as well as information about the region's philanthropy scene.
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Wisconsin Public Radio (WPR)The Public Radio station for the state of Wisconsin.
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Wisconsin WatchWisconsin Watch is a nonprofit newsroom that focuses on government integrity and quality of life issues.
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Milwaukee Business JournalNewspaper serving southeastern Wisconsin with a daily website and a weekly print edition. We cover Milwaukee, Waukesha, Washington, Ozaukee, Racine, Kenosha and Walworth counties. The Milwaukee Business Journal also presents several major events during the year, including Power Breakfasts and Business of Growing Milwaukee events, along with Women of Influence and Forty under 40 awards.
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Project MilwaukeeFrom WUWM, Project Milwaukee focuses on in-depth reporting on vital issues in the region that teams up local reporters to work on stories that often result in public forums.