ENVIR ST 717 Seminar (Fall 2025; Spring 2026) : Current and Historic News Media

Selected Newspaper Databases

UW-Madison Libraries subscribe to many databases for finding news media. For more, see the full list of newspaper databases. See also the UW-Madison Libraries Newspapers guide.

Archive of Wisconsin Newspapers, Wisconsin Newspaper Association
Collection of more than 240 daily and weekly Wisconsin newspapers. Dates of archival access (depth) vary by publication.
Ethnic NewsWatch
Newspapers, magazines, and journals of the ethnic and minority press, providing researchers access to essential, often overlooked perspectives.
International Newsstream
Provides recent news beyond the US and Canada (with deep archive) from newspapers, newswires, and news sites.
NewspaperARCHIVE, Wisconsin
Historical newspapers archive from the 1800s - 2000s containing thousands of well-known regional, state, and small local newspapers from around Wisconsin.
Newspaper Source Plus
Comprehensive, full text access to the contents of leading national, international newspapers including The New York Times, The Boston Globe, The San Francisco Chronicle, The Sydney Morning Herald (Australia), The Times of London, The Toronto Star, The Washington Post, and others.