Life Sciences Communication : Newspapers & Media
Science News & Current Events
Selected Newspaper Databases
The UW-Madison Libraries subscribe to many newspaper databases. Below is a list of selected databases to get you started.
For more newspaper databases, see the UW-Madison Libraries full list of newspaper databases.
Also see the UW-Madison Libraries Newspapers guide.
- Alt-Press WatchNewspapers from the alternative and independent press focusing on politics, government, art, the environment, labor, and religion.
- Alternative Press IndexProvides access to non-mainstream content from a variety of cultural and social viewpoints across the sociopolitical spectrum.
- Archive of Wisconsin NewspapersTitles include the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Wisconsin State Journal, UW student newspapers, among others.
- Ethnic NewsWatchNewspapers, magazines, and journals of the ethnic and minority press, providing researchers access to essential, often overlooked perspectives.
- FactivaNewspapers, trade and scholarly journals, TV and radio transcripts, and news wires covering a wide range of topics.
- International NewsstreamProvides recent news outside of the US and Canada, with archives which stretch back decades featuring newspapers, newswires, and news sites.
- Newspaper Source PlusContains major newspapers such as The New York Times, The Boston Globe, The Christian Science Monitor, The Daily Mail (UK), The Irish Times (Ireland), The San Francisco Chronicle, The Sydney Morning Herald (Australia), The Times of London, The Toronto Star, USA Today, The Washington Post, The Washington Times, and others.
- Nexis Uni (formerly LEXIS/NEXIS Academic)Find news, legal and business sources, radio and television transcripts, and more.
- US NewsstreamSearch current U.S. news, as well as archives that stretch back into the 1980s. Features top newspapers, wires, broadcast transcripts, blogs, and news sites in full-text format. Includes titles such as: The New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Boston Globe, Newsday, Chicago Tribune, and more.
- World News ConnectionEnglish-language transcriptions generated from government monitoring of selected non-U.S. broadcasts, web postings, newspapers, wire services, and other news sources from hundreds of countries for national security purposes.
Video, Image & Documentary Databases
- AP NewsroomClick the AP Newsroom link to advance to the database.
- Copyright for Digital Media Assignments: ImagesUW-Madison Libraries Research guide links to image copyright issues, databases of free images, and licensed databases of images.
The New York Times through UW-Madison
- Set up your account for The New York TimesUW-Madison students, faculty, and staff have free access to The New York Times Digital (NYTImes.com) through the UW-Madison Libraries. Register for access and create your account today!