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SSHL Databases A-Z: News Media

1. ABCNews
Current network news, with links to local affiliates throughout the U.S.[Full Description]
http://abcnews.go.com
2. ABYZ News Links
Links to newspapers, broadcast and other news media around the world, by country: local, national, and also "foreign sources" published on each country. United States covered by state.[Full Description]
http://www.abyznewslinks.com/
3. Access World News [UCSD Only]
Dates vary. More than 1500 sources worldwide, including 650 in the U.S. Largely newspapers,local news video for the U.S.; newspapers for Canada, UK and other English-speaking countries. For the rest of the world mostly wire services, BBC news digests[Full Description]
http://uclibs.org/PID/98452
4. AlterNet.org
An online magazine with a mix of news, opinion and investigative journalism on subjects ranging from the environment, the drug war, technology and cultural trends to policy debate, sexual politics and health issues. Archived back to March 2000.[Full Description]
http://uclibs.org/PID/19798
5. AP Images [UCSD Only]
With millions of images dating back more than 100 years, this is one of the world's largest archives of historical & current imagery. Updated every minute. Includes news, entertainment, arts, business, and sports coverage from AP and selected partners.[Full Description]
http://uclibs.org/PID/6955
6. Asia Pacific Media Network
Media News and Views from the Asia Pacific.[Full Description]
http://www.asiamedia.ucla.edu/
7. BBC News
Current news of the UK and the world: text, audio, video[Full Description]
http://news.bbc.co.uk
8. BBC Summary of World Broadcasts, Part 3: Asia-Pacific [UCSD Only]
Translations of Asian radio and television broadcasts, wire services, and newspapers, 1979-present (via Academic Universe). Coverage includes China, Korea, Vietnam, and other countries. Other regional SWB dailies are also available online.[Full Description]
URL too long to display
Part 2: Central Europe/Balkans
Part 4: Middle East
Part 5: Africa, Latin America, Caribbean
Part 1: Former USSR
9. Black Voices (Africana.com)
African Studies megasite with links to daily news stories and all aspects of African cultures.[Full Description]
http://blackvoices.aol.com/
10. Central Europe Online
English-language news source for Central Europe and searchable by country.[Full Description]
http://www.einnews.com/centraleurope/
11. Chicago Tribune (Historical) [UCSD Only]
1847-1986. Search and browse full text display images of both articles and complete newspaper pages.[Full Description]
http://uclibs.org/PID/115726
Guide to searching, viewing, printing
Browse issues by date
12. CNN
Current news of the U.S. and the World. Includes regional international coverage and transcripts of news, features and other programming from the past twelve months.[Full Description]
http://www.cnn.com/
13. CNNfn News
Business and financial news from CNNfn.[Full Description]
http://cnnfn.cnn.com/news/
14. Democracy Now
National, daily, independent, news and public affairs program airing on over 140 stations in North America. Hosted by Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez.[Full Description]
http://www.democracynow.org/
15. Deutschsprachige Medien im Internet
A good collection of German-language news media links.[Full Description]
http://www.exeter.ac.uk/german/media/
16. Earth Vision
Environmental news mega-site, which also includes a substantial list of environmental links and an excellent environmental business directory.[Full Description]
http://www.earthvision.net/
17. EnviroLink Network
Huge conglomeration of environmentally related organizations, education resources, career guides, government information, and news features. A bit difficult to navigate. [Full Description]
http://envirolink.netforchange.com/
18. Environmental News Network
Environmental news service dedicated to educating the public about current environmental issues. Includes recent environmental news, live chats, forums for debate, audio, video and more.[Full Description]
http://www.enn.com
19. Ethnic NewsWatch [UCSD Only]
1960-present. Full text U.S. ethnic community newspapers, newsletters, magazines. Includes African-American, Arab/Middle Eastern, Asian-Pacific, European-American, Hispanic, Jewish, Native-American. Searchable in English and Spanish.[Full Description]
http://uclibs.org/PID/4737
Searching tips
Periodicals covered in database
List of publications online
20. Federation of American Scientists
Conducts analysis and advocacy on science, technology and public policy, including national security, nuclear weapons, arms sales, biological hazards, secrecy, and space policy.[Full Description]
http://www.fas.org/index.html
21. Foreign Broadcast Information Service Electronic Index [UCSD Only]
1975-1996. Index to the FBIS Daily Reports issued by the U.S. Government on political, economic, scientific and cultural issues and events worldwide. Translations of broadcasts, news agency transmissions, newspapers, periodicals, and government statements[Full Description]
http://infoweb.newsbank.com/?db=FBIS
For later broadcasts use World News Connection
22. Foreign Media Reaction
1994-present. A digest prepared by the United States Information Agency on international media commentary on the U.S.[Full Description]
http://usinfo.state.gov/products/medreac.htm
23. French language news sources
Links to French language newspapers and other news sources[Full Description]
http://www.library.uiuc.edu/ala/alawess/news.htm
24. Gallup Brain [UCSD Only]
Public opinion polls and responses from more than 3.5 million people interviewed by The Gallup Poll since 1935, plus articles, weekly briefings and other reports from the Gallup organization[Full Description]
http://uclibs.org/PID/113666
25. German Studies Web: German-language newspapers and other news sources
A compilation of links to German-language news sources on the web. Newspapers, television and audio sites from Germany, Austria, Liechtenstein and Switzerland.[Full Description]
http://www.dartmouth.edu/~wess/wessnews.html
26. ISI Emerging Markets [UCSD Only]
Foreign business intelligence service covering macroeconomic analysis, companies, industries, finance, and news in Asia, Latin America, and Central/Eastern Europe. Includes full-text news articles, research reports, and online data.[Full Description]
http://site.securities.com/
27. Jerusalem Post, Internet Edition
A daily publication; includes most recent year through current.[Full Description]
http://www.jpost.com/
28. Johns Hopkins University: Center for Civilian Biodefense Studies
Information and background materials on anthrax, botulism, plague, smallpox, and tularemia, including fact sheets that give details on how the agents are spread, and on prevention, diagnosis, and treatment[Full Description]
http://www.hopkins-biodefense.org/
29. Keesing's World News Archive [UCSD Only]
1960-present. Search by subject of browse by country more than 40 years of international news reports, providing summary reports of political, economic and social events. UCSD users ignore logon prompt[Full Description]
http://uclibs.org/PID/113845
Print edition 1943-86 in SSH Reference
30. Kidon Media-Link
Links to global newspapers, magazines, television, radio, and news agencies.[Full Description]
http://www.kidon.com/media-link/index.shtml
31. KIOSKEN
Comprehensive guide to news media all over the world, mainly to newspapers in the local language(s).[Full Description]
http://www.esperanto.se/kiosk/engindex.html
32. Latin America Data Base (LADB) [UCSD Only]
Searchable database of weekly newsletters covering Latin American political and economic affairs, 1986-present. Current titles are NotiSur (South America), SourceMex (Mexico), NotiCen (Central America).[Full Description]
http://ladb.unm.edu
33. Latin America Online News Sources
Online publications from and about Latin America, mostly newspapers and magazines.[Full Description]
http://www.lib.utsa.edu/Instruction/helpsheets/pubs.html
34. Latin American Newspapers
Large listing by country, compiled by Zona Latina.[Full Description]
http://www.zonalatina.com/Zlpapers.htm
35. LexisNexis Academic [UCSD Only]
Thousands of full-text sources including newspapers, wires, transcripts, newsletters, magazines, trade journals; also industry news, company information, law reviews, court decisions. Coverage dates vary. Former name: Academic Universe.[Full Description]
http://uclibs.org/PID/20081
Tutorials
LexisNexis Wiki for Higher Education
Master LexisNexis Source Locator
36. Los Angeles Times (Current) [UCSD Only]
1985-present. Search and view full text of the Los Angeles Times on Proquest[Full Description]
URL too long to display
Historical L.A.Times, 1881-1985
Or go directly to the LA Times website
37. Los AngelesTimes Poll
Results of Los Angeles Times polls from 1995 to the present, with selected earlier reports: national, California, and specifically for the Los Angeles area. Accompanying articles included selectively. Requires free registration[Full Description]
http://www.latimes.com/news/custom/timespoll/
38. Nation Digital Archive [UCSD Only]
1865-present. Search or browse full text of The Nation, a weekly magazine of news, politics, culture and comment published continuously in the U.S. since the end of the Civil War. Latest issue not displayed.[Full Description]
http://uclibs.org/PID/106907
Visit the Nation's website
39. New America Media
A nationwide association of over 700 ethnic media organizations. News page contains both current selections from those media and archives.[Full Description]
http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/
40. New York Times (Current) [UCSD Only]
1999-present. Search and display full text of the New York Times on Proquest. Uses the Late Edition (East Coast). Also includes abstracts and articles 1984-1998, but for better results use New York Times (Historical)[Full Description]
URL too long to display
Historical New York Times, 1851-2003
LexisNexis alternative access, 1980-present
Or visit New York Times website.
41. New York Times (Historical) [UCSD Only]
1851-2004. Search and browse full text and display images of both articles and complete newspaper pages. Via Proquest.[Full Description]
http://uclibs.org/PID/115826
Current New York Times, 1999-present
Guide to searching, viewing, printing
Alternative access on LexisNexis, 1980-present
42. News and Newspapers Online
Links to news sources in the United States and around the world, maintained by the library of the University of North Carolina, Greensboro[Full Description]
http://library.uncg.edu/news/
43. Newsbank: America's Newspapers [UCSD Only]
Dates vary. Now part of Access World News. Full-text content of more than 650 U.S. newspapers (116 in California). Local and regional news, including community events, schools, politics and government,local companies and people. [Full Description]
URL too long to display
44. Newslink
Links to newspapers, magazines, broadcast media and resources for journalists. Assembled by the American Journalism Review[Full Description]
http://newslink.org/
45. Newspapers and News in Latin America
Guide to online newspapers compiled by LANIC, the Latin American Network Information Center.[Full Description]
http://lanic.utexas.edu/la/region/news/
46. NewsVoyager: from the Newspaper Association of America
Links to daily and weekly newspapers in the United States, Canada and the world. Includes college newspapers.[Full Description]
http://www.newspaperlinks.com/home.cfm
Newspaper Association of America
47. NPR: National Public Radio
Network of non-profit radio stations in the United States. Includes links to sites of local stations, current coverage from NPR news, and audio archives of news news public affairs, cultural and entertainment programming.[Full Description]
http://www.npr.org/
48. PBS News
Website of the PBS Television News Hour with Jim Lehrer[Full Description]
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/
49. Proquest Historical Newspapers [UCSD Only]
Cover to cover article text & page images of Chicago Tribune (1849-1986), Los Angeles Times (1881-1986), New York Times (1851-2005), San Francisco Chronicle (1865-1922), Washington Post (1877-1992), Wall Street Journal (1889-1991)[Full Description]
http://uclibs.org/PID/115867
51. San Diego Source
San Diego Daily Transcript online. Good for local current business events. Search News & Special Reports for in-depth market research on local companies.[Full Description]
http://www.sddt.com/
San Diego Business Listings
52. San Diego Union Tribune [UCSD Only]
1984-present. Full text (but no images) of the Union-Tribune, and before the 1990 merger, of the separate San Diego Union and Evening Tribune. For page images, microfilm is available.[Full Description]
http://infoweb.newsbank.com/?db=SDUB
See location of microfilm
Alternative: search in LexisNexis Academic
Alternative: visit the Union-Tribune's website
53. September 11 and beyond
Resources assembled by Librarians Index to the Internet: anniversary events, lesson plans, videos, artistic responses, and economic studies; archives for radio, television, and other media; and plans for rebuilding and recovering.[Full Description]
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54. Speech and Transcript Center
Links to sites for transcripts of speeches, congressional hearings, radio and TV news programs. Coverage is both U.S. and international.[Full Description]
http://www.freepint.com/gary/speech.htm
55. Times Digital Archive, 1785-1985 (London Times) [UCSD Only]
Searchable full text and page images of the entire newspaper, including articles, editorials, advertising and images. Does not include the Sunday Times or supplements. [Full Description]
http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/ucsandiego?db=TTDA
56. U.S. News Archives on the Web
Links to newspaper home pages and their archives from around the United States, including information on availability of full text and fees, if required.[Full Description]
http://www.ibiblio.org/slanews/internet/archives.html
57. UC San Diego News Center
News from and about UCSD from the office of University Communications and Public Affairs.[Full Description]
http://ucsdnews.ucsd.edu/
58. Vanderbilt Television news archive [UCSD Only]
1968-present. Browse or search summaries of evening network news programs for ABC, CBS and NBC from 1968, CNN from 1995, Fox News from 2004. Streaming video for CNN and NBC only. From the videotape archives maintained by Vanderbilt University.[Full Description]
http://uclibs.org/PID/4291
60. Wall Street Journal (Historical) [UCSD Only]
1889-1985. Search and browse full text and display images of both articles and complete newspaper pages. Via Proquest. [Full Description]
http://uclibs.org/PID/11380
Recent years, 1985-present
Guide to searching, viewing, printing
61. War With Iraq
A collection of news sites as well as background information, pertinent government documents and perspective from both sides of the issue.[Full Description]
http://govinfo.ucsd.edu/iraq/index.htm
62. Washington Post (Historical) [UCSD Only]
1877-1991. Search and browse full text and display images of both articles and complete newspaper.[Full Description]
http://uclibs.org/PID/115728
Browse issues by date
Guide to searching, viewing, printing
63. WIRE: News from the Associated Press
News Web site of the AP, its member newspapers and broadcasters.[Full Description]
http://wire.ap.org/public_pages/WireWelcome.pcgi
64. World News Connection [UCSD Only]
1994-present. Translations and summaries by U.S. government of international magazine, newspaper, and newswire stories, transcripts from speeches and radio and television broadcasts, and nonclassified technical reports. Successor to FBIS. [Full Description]
http://wnc.dialog.com
List of World News Connection sources
For 1975-1996 broadcasts use FBIS Index
65. Yahoo! News
Full text coverage assembled daily by Yahoo[Full Description]
http://dailynews.yahoo.com/
66. Yahoo: Newspapers
Links to newspapers and other print news sources in the U.S. and worldwide.[Full Description]
http://www.yahoo.com/News/Newspapers

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