Newspapers allow you to keep up with current issues and events. You can also use historical newspapers to find out how issues and events were reported during a specific time in history.
Today's News
Many newspapers allow you to register and receive free access to at least a portion of that day's published articles.
The New York Times
The Washington Post
The Star-Ledger
Contemporary Accounts
Access World News
Access to the full text of over 600 U.S. and over 700 international newspapers. Includes access to the Newark Star-Ledger back to 1989.
Off-Campus Access Rutgers-restricted Access
Westlaw Campus Research
"News" portion indexes the full text of many newspapers including The New York Times, Boston Globe, and the Atlanta Journal and Constitution.
Off-Campus Access Rutgers-restricted Access
Factiva
A vast archive which includes the full-text of 8,000 leading newspapers, magazines, trade journals, newsletters, and television and radio transcripts. Ten to twenty year+ backfile for many titles.
Off-Campus Access Rutgers-restricted Access.
Historical Accounts
Historical New York Times
Allows you to search and display the full image of articles published in the New York Times back to 1851. The three+ most recent years are not included; use Westlaw Campus Research to find more recent articles.
Off-Campus Access Rutgers-restricted Access.
Historical Washington Post
Search and display the full image of articles published in the Washington Post between 1877 and 1993.
Off-Campus Access Rutgers-restricted Access.
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