News Sources

Boston Globe
Boston Globe (Historical Archive)
1872-1981
Boston Herald
The online edition of the Boston Herald.
Wicked Local
100+ local newspapers in cities and towns in eastern Massachusetts.

Accessible Archives
Alternative Press Index
Ethnic Newswatch
A full text database of the newspapers, magazines and journals of the ethnic, minority and native press.
Nexis Uni (formerly LEXIS-NEXIS)
An online, full text database of current information from hundreds of newspapers, magazines, wire services, and legislation.
Vanderbilt Television News Archive

General OneFile Business
Wall Street Journal (Eastern Edition)
Full text coverage Jan 2, 1984 – present, through ProQuest ABI/INFORM Global.

Consumer Reports
Stat News (set up an account with Stat+ at https://www-statnews-com.ezproxy.bu.edu/login : click on Subscribe and use your @bu.edu email address and a different, non-BU password)

Chicago Defender – Historical (1910-1975)
LA Times – Historical (1881-1988)
The New York Times – from Academic One File
From 1985 – present (may have a 1 day delay). If link does not go directly to the paper, search “The New York Times” as a publication title in advanced search, or go into “Browse Publications” and find New York Times. ‘Current’ means provider’s entitled coverage is based on their agreement with the NYT.
The New York Times – from Factiva
From 1980 – present: accessible only from BU campuses
The New York Times – Historical (1851-2013)
A searchable archive of full-text articles dating back to the first issue in 1851.
The New York Times – Nexis Uni
1980-present
Washington Post – Historical (1877-1995)
Washington Post – Factiva
From 1977-present: accessible only from BU campuses

African Newspapers – Historical (1639-1922)
International Newspapers
Links to international newspapers from the Internet Public Library (IPL)
Times (London)
Archival coverage 1785-1985.