LibGuides: Economics: Finding News Sources

News Sources

Depending if you are searching for current events or historical news content, you will need to navigate different databases. Pay attention to the coverage dates listed.

Access World News (1985 - present) This link opens in a new window
Full-text articles from over 2,600 U.S. and international newpapers, including the Oregonian and other regional papers. Includes Selected wire services, radio and television transcripts.
Nexis Uni This link opens in a new window
Fulltext database for news, legal, and business information.
Coverage Dates: 1980 - Present
ProQuest Historical Newspapers This link opens in a new window
Full text of historical newspapers, including the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, and Boston Globe. Also includes historical black newspapers including the Chicago Defender, the Los Angeles Sentinel, the New York Amsterdam News, and the Pittsburgh Courier. Coverage varies but generally starts in the 1800s. Issues include the complete paper, cover-to-cover, with full-page and article images in easily downloadable PDF format.

Wall Street Journal
Fulltext of the Eastern Edition from 1984 to present. Backfiles from 1889 to 1993 are available in Proquest Historical Newspapers.
Coverage Dates: 1984 - Current

World News Connection (1996 - 2013) This link opens in a new window
News articles in translation from print and broadcast media and wire services around the world. Search for stories, or read current headlines by region.
Coverage Dates: 1996 - Present
ProQuest Central This link opens in a new window
Many news and commentary magazines, as well as academic journals. Includes fulltext of the Economist.
Coverage Dates: 1965 - Present

Finance & Business

Business Market Research Collection This link opens in a new window
This database contains company, industry, economic and geopolitical market research from three sources, including Hoover's Company Profiles, OxResearch from Oxford Analytica, and Snapshots.
World DataBank This link opens in a new window
Contains collections of World Bank time series data including World Development Indicators Online and Global Development Finance.