POLI SCI 190: The Obama Presidency in Historical Perspective

Here are some general news and newsmedia databases.  For a full listing of the Library's news resources, check this list.

• LexisNexis Academic
  Thousands of international, national and local newspapers and wire services.
  
• ProQuest Newspapers
  Indexes the New York Times (1999-present), Los Angeles Times (1985-present), Wall Street Journal (1982-present).
  
• World News Connection
  Want to know what is being said in languages you don't read? WNC provides the news in translation from nearly every country in the world.
  
• Historical Newspapers (ProQuest)
  Includes Chicago Defender (1910-1975). Chicago Tribune (1849-1988). Los Angeles Times (1881-1988). San Francisco Chronicle (1865-1922). New York Times (1851-1994) with Index (1851-1993). Wall Street Journal (1889-1994). Washington Post (1877-1995).
  
• Ethnic News Watch
  Indexes over 200 ethnic, minority, and native press publications.
  
• Alt-Press Watch
  Alternative, radical, and independent magazines, newspapers, and journals in North America.
  
• Alternative Press Index
  Alternative, radical, and left magazines, newsletters, and journals -- approximately 90% of publications included are not indexed elsewhere.
  
• GenderWatch
  Includes magazines, academic journals, newspapers and newsletters on the impact of gender across a broad spectrum of subject areas.