Collins Memorial Library: Politics & Government: News & Editorials

Alternative Press

Alt-PressWatch
A full text database comprised of articles from alternative and independent press newspapers, magazines and journals.
Ethnic NewsWatch
Focus is on ethnic area studies, and related arts, business, education, environment, history, journalism, political science and sociology news. Some Spanish language sources are available.

Historical Newspapers

London Times Digital Archive
Since its first publication in 1785, The Times (London) has become one of the most preeminent, global daily (except Sundays) newspapers of the 18th century through the early 21st century, covering international events, people, places, politics, business news, opinion and debate, entertainment, and advertising.
Los Angeles Times Historical Newspaper (1881-1996) This link opens in a new window
Full page and article images with searchable full text back to the first issue of the Los Angeles Times newspaper.
New York Times Historical Newspaper This link opens in a new window
Includes full page images of the New York Daily Times (1851-1857) and the New York Times (1857-2017).
Nineteenth Century U.S. Newspapers
Provides access to primary source newspaper content from the 19th century, featuring full-text content and images from numerous newspapers from a range of urban and rural regions throughout the U.S.

Historic Newspapers in Washington State
A digitized and indexed collection of historic newspapers from the Washington State Library. Coverage begins in 1852, and covers Washington's territorial and early statehood periods.
Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers
From the Library of Congress a searchable database of U.S. newspapers with descriptive information and select digitization of historic pages.

Finding Editorials

The simplest way to search for editorials is to add the term "editorials" to your keyword search. For instance, in the database Newspaper Source you can search: "panama canal" and editorial

Often databases will also provide pre-set limiters that can be chosen before you enter your search terms. In Newspaper Source you also could have chosen a Document Type limiter of Editorial. Then searched by the keywords "Panama Canal."

One of the best sources for editorials is Access World News. It covers many more newspapers than other resources. It's also a great source for foreign newspapers, both written in English and in other languages.

To search enter your keywords combined with "editorials" or "opinions."

Current News Coverage

Access World News
Find global information on topics related to business and economics, the environment, global issues, health, international studies, literature, performing and fine arts, politics and government, science, social issues, technology and more from a variety of news media featuring newspapers, videos and web-only content.
News & Newspapers (ProQuest)
Contains all of the news content provided to Puget Sound by ProQuest. Includes alternative, national, international, local and historical news.
Newspaper Source
Provides cover-to-cover full text for national (U.S.) newspapers, including The Christian Science Monitor, USA Today, The Washington Post and The Washington Times. The database also contains selective full text for regional (U.S.) newspapers. Also includes international news sources including The Times (London), The Toronto Star and others.
New York Times (ProQuest)
Includes The New York Times; Late Edition (East Coast), New York Times Magazine, and New York Times Book Review.
Nexis Uni (formerly LexisNexis Academic)
Access to news, business, governmental and legal sources.
Wall Street Journal
In-depth news coverage of national and international finance as well as coverage of hard news.