LibGuides: Public Policy Subject Guide: Searching News Sources

Key Newspaper Databases

Newspapers through ProQuest
Cross search of 5 databases: the Hartford Courant (1992-present); Los Angeles Times (1985-present); New York Times (1997-present); Wall Street Journal (1982-present); and the Washington Post (1987-present).
Nexis Uni
Full text of various newspapers, magazines, wire services, radio and TV transcripts.
Factiva
Access to global news and business information articles.

All Library Newspaper and TV News Databases
Google News Archive
Google News Archive includes full text searchable articles from newspapers around the world. Connecticut papers include the Norwalk Hour, Meriden Record-Journal, and the New London Day.

Nexis Uni
Full text of various newspapers, magazines, wire services, radio and TV transcripts.
Factiva
Access to global news and business information articles.

Hartford Courant
Full text of the Hartford Courant from 1992 - present.
Atlanta Daily World
Full text coverage from 1931 to 2003 of the Atlanta Daily World.
Boston Globe (Proquest Historical Newspapers)
Offers full page and article images with searchable full text back to the first issue.
Hartford Courant (Proquest Historical Newspapers)
Full-text of the Hartford Courant from 1764-1996.

Internet Archive TV News
Search closed captions from US TV news shows and view clips from over 2,450,000 shows from 2009 to date.
National Public Radio
The NPR website provides archives of many of its broadcasts.
C-SPAN Video Library
The complete video archive of the C-SPAN cable network. including House and Senate sessions, Supreme Court oral arguments, and more.
EUScreen
EUScreen offers free online access to videos, stills, texts and audio from European broadcasters and audiovisual archives.