Newspaper Research

Welcome to the guide for newspaper research!

 You can search for local, state, national, and international newspapers, learn how to search for articles effectively, and check citation style.

Here is a directory of New York Times Podcasts.

Here is a directory of Washington Post podcasts.

Some popular news and newspaper databases include:

Boolean searching can help you find accurate results quickly.

Use Boolean operators to link search words to get more accurate results.

 Common Boolean Terms:

• AND- results will contain both terms
• OR- results will have one of the listed terms
• NOT- results will exclude this term
• *- use this symbol to truncate words (A.K.A.- use the symbol and the results will have the root with all possible variations)
• "quotation marks"- results will contain the exact phrase

Also, Boolean search operators change from database to database. Click the "help" button (usually located next to the search template) to get specifics.