Research Guides: News & Newspapers: United States

Major Collections of United States Newspapers

Factiva This link opens in a new window
Global full-text coverage of local and regional newspapers, trade publications, business newswires, press release wires, media transcripts, news photos, business-rich websites.

Maximum 12 users at a time.

Major Metro Papers from NewsBank *
Search the top 31 metro United States newspapers.

Nexis Uni This link opens in a new window
Provides full-text access to U.S. federal and state statutes, regulations, court cases, administrative agency decisions, law reviews, to selected court briefs and pleadings, and legal news sources. Also includes international, national, local newspapers, and wire services, as well as radio and television transcripts. Business, medical, industry, and legislative magazines, journals, and newsletters and various directories are also available. Wide geographic coverage and translations from foreign-language sources, as well as news services like the Associated Press, Agence France Press, El Pais.
Newspaper Source This link opens in a new window
Contains cover-to-cover full text for many national (U.S.) and international newspapers. The database also contains selective full text for hundreds of regional (U.S.) newspapers. Also includes television and radio news transcripts from CBS News, CNN, CNN International, FOX News, NPR, and more.

United States Newspapers [via Access World News] *
Articles from over 6,000 U.S. news sources. Coverage mostly 1990s - CURRENT.

U.S. Major Dailies This link opens in a new window
Provides access to the five most respected U.S. national and regional newspapers, including The New York Times, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, and the Wall Street Journal. Current content is available each day with archives that stretch as far back as 1980.

Wall Street Journal * [Current]
Coverage: 1984-current
Wall Street Journal * [Historical]
Coverage: 1889-1991
NYTimes.com *
Complimentary access to all content on NYTimes.com is available to all UCI affiliates with a uci.edu email address.

New York Times, 1980 - Present This link opens in a new window
Full-text coverage of the New York Times, 1980 to present, via the ProQuest search interface.

For institutional access to the New York Times via the website, please follow the set up instructions here: https://guides.lib.uci.edu/nytimes
New York Times Historical This link opens in a new window
Provides access to the full text, "as printed" edition of The New York Times, including images and advertisements. Coverage begins with the first edition published in 1851 and extends to three years from the present day (due to a rolling embargo).

Los Angeles Times Historical This link opens in a new window
Provides access to the full text, "as printed" edition of Los Angeles Times, including images and advertisements, from 1881 - 1997.

POLITICO Pro This link opens in a new window
Provides real-time news stories related to policy and policy-making. It is a comprehensive database providing legislative and regulatory insights, data tools and resources for policy research. Limited state coverage is also included.