Quick Reference Resources: Newspaper, TV & Radio
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and Resources
Newspapers
- Chicago Tribune (1997-current, use EBSCOHost Web link to access Newspaper Source)
- Chronicle of Higher Education (1997 to approx. 1 week ago)
Use LexisNexis Academic. Click on "news," then "US newspapers and wires," then the Chronicle. - Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers (Library of Congress)
- Ethnic NewsWatch (ProQuest database, available under the History, Literature & Language, News & Newspapers and Social Sciences tabs)
An interdisciplinary, bilingual (English and Spanish) and comprehensive full text database of newspapers, magazines and journals from ethnic, minority and native presses. This current database begins its coverage in 1990. - Foreign Language News and Newspapers
- GenderWatch (ProQuest database, available under the Health Sciences, History, Literature & Language, and Social Sciences tabs)
a full text database of unique and diverse publications that focus on how gender impacts a broad spectrum of subject areas. With its archival material, dating back to 1970 in some cases, GenderWatch is a repository of important historical perspectives on the evolution of the women's movement, men's studies, the transgendered community, and the changes in gender roles over the years. Publications include scholarly journals, magazines, newspapers, newsletters, regional publications, books, and NGO, government and special reports.
- Indiana Newspaper Links
- Indiana State Library's Online Newspapers
- Indianapolis Business Journal (ProQuest, go to publications, type Indianapolis Business Journal, click on title, then "search within this publication.")
- Indianapolis Newspapers Database, 1848-1991 (Index only)
- Indianapolis Recorder (1991- current; ProQuest, go to publications, type Recorder, click on title, then "search within this publication)
- Indianapolis Star/News
- 1991-current (ProQuest database, available under the News & Newspapers tab)
- 1993-1999 (Windows platform only)
- Indystar.com
- Lexis Nexis Academic Universe
- Los Angeles Times
- 1985-current (via Lexis Nexis Academic Universe)
- The New York Times
- Historical New York Times (Select from Database pulldown menu)
- June 1980-current (via Lexis Nexis Academic Universe)
- Newspaper Source (Ebsco Database)
Newspaper Source provides cover-to-cover full text for 47 national (U.S.) & international newspapers. The database also contains selective full text for 390 regional (U.S.) newspapers. In addition, full text television & radio news transcripts are also provided. - Nuvo
- OnlineNewspapers.com
- Richmond [Virginia] Daily Dispatch (1860 - 1865)
- Village Voice
- Wall Street Journal
- 1984-current (via Factiva)
- Washington Post
- June 1977-current (via Lexis Nexis Academic Universe)
Transcripts
The first place the check for transcripts is Lexis Nexis Academic. In addition NPR transcripts from 2004 to present can be found at NPR.org. Proquest Central offers pre-2004 NPR transcripts [specify "transcripts" in the "document type" field. PBS.org offers free transcripts of many of its news programs and documentaries. Most new services (e.g. ABC, CBS, CNN, etc) offer transcripts, as do the websites of many TV programs.
Television
- ABC
- BBC Online
- CBS
- CNN.com
- NBCNEWS.com
- NBC
- WTTV 4 (WB)
- WRTV 6 (ABC)
- WISH 8 (CBS)
- WTHR 13 (NBC)
- WFYI 20 (PBS)
- WNDY 23 (UPN)
- WXIN 59 (FOX)
Radio
Last updated by jduvall on 02/19/2013
