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SOCY 302: Contemporary Social Problems

National News via Dow Jones Factiva

How to access current headline news articles from a variety of papers

You can also access full text up-to-the-minute news and business, including access to the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Washington Post, LA Times, Chicago Tribune, USA Today, Barron's, Forbes, and more.

Click the above link and look for "News Pages" in the navigational bar at the top of the screen; click on the link to "Factiva Pages". This will open a listing of a variety of national newspapers in the United States, where you can read full-text articles. Most papers offer access to one to two week's worth of archived articles through this headline news view. 

screenshot of DowJones Factiva, showing a shortcut to the daily news

To search the archives of many national newspapers, open Dow Jones Factiva through the link above, and use the publications field to limit results to a specific newspaper, such as New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, etc. Several  newspapers offer additional web-only content through our subscriptions, so you might want to include them as well, like this:

screenshot of publications field, with arrow pointing to is, "newspaper name goes in this box"

Add your search terms, choose a date range, and read your results. 

International News via Access World News

Use the the link above. Click "More Search Options" under the search box on the landing page to choose a region, date range, or topic. Or, click a country on the map to view that country's news sources.