Research - Topic Guides - Newspapers
The links provided on this page are "gateway" sites for newspapers on the Internet. They are sites that provide links to dozens or hundreds of newspapers, searchable by region or category.
Many newspapers have their own websites. To find a specific newspaper on the Internet, go to any search engine and simply type in the title.
Many newspapers' websites offer some free articles. Most, however, do not allow users to access articles older than a week or two without a paid subscription. For older articles, use one of the library's newspaper databases.
BlackPressUSA.com
http://www.blackpressusa.com/
"The only national web site featuring news exclusively from African-American journalists and Black community publications," mostly from the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) News Service -- "the last national Black Press news wire." Includes daily national news, local news, news links, and press releases; a searchable history section with articles and cartoons from black newspapers and journalists of the past, a black history time line, and black history links; and an op-ed page with letters, essays, and current cartoons.
LatinNews Daily
http://0-www.latinnews.com.uncclc.coast.uncwil.edu/
NewsDirectory
http://www.newsdirectory.com/
A comprehensive guide to the world's English-language online media. Currently over 8,000 newspapers and magazines are listed, as well as more than 1,000 U.S. television broadcasters. Searchable. Newspapers are also browsable geographically (including by U.S. state, zip code, and city) and magazines geographically and by subject. Also has a list of newspapers with searchable archives and links to all the organizations that provide breaking news. Formerly Ecola Newsstand.
Newseum - The Interactive Museum of News
http://www.newseum.org
NewsLink
http://newslink.org/
The resource for online newspapers around the world. The newspapers section lists around 5,400 papers and is searchable by title or location and is also indexed geographically. In addition the U.S. papers are indexed by state, frequency of publication, and publication category. There are links to magazines, broadcasters, and news services worldwide. There is a separate section for campus newspapers. Also has many sources for journalists, including a database of job listings.
NewsVoyager
http://www.newspaperlinks.com/
Provides links to websites of newspapers in the United States. Browsable by geographic area, type of newspaper, and section of newspaper. Includes links to Canadian, international, and college newspapers.
North Carolina Newspapers
http://www.ecu.edu/lib/ncc/newspapers.cfm
Online Newspapers From Around the World
http://www.ipl.org/div/news/
This directory of online newspapers is browsable by geographic region. In addition to a link to the site, language, publisher, and frequency are given for each entry. If available, features of the paper are also listed. Searchable. Maintained by the Internet Public Library.
SmallTownPapers
http://www.smalltownpapers.com
This site provides access to scanned images of recent issues of dozens of small town newspapers from throughout the United States. " Newspapers are updated periodically, 2-3 weeks after publication." The site also includes a searchable archive (of articles, photos, and advertisements), which covers different periods for each paper, some as far back as the 1890s. Access to the archives requires free registration.