Newspapers by Date: 21st Century

The Guardian (1821-2003) and its sister paper, The Observer (1791-2003) give readers online access to facts, firsthand accounts, and opinions of the day about the most significant and fascinating political, business, sports, literary, and entertainment events from the past two centuries.

Two major Irish newspapers who have earned international acclaim for their independent reporting.

Access to the full-color print layout of more than 2,300 newspapers from around the world, includes about 90 days of back issues.

Instant, browseable access to more than 7,000 newspapers and magazines from around the world, covering more than 120 countries and 60 languages. Create an account via this link and then you can download the PressReader app and sign in with the email option.

Hundreds of prison periodicals from across the country into one collection that will represent penal institutions of all kinds, with special attention paid to women's-only institutions. Development of the collection began in July 2020 and will continue through 2021, with new content added regularly.

1970-present, scholarly journals, magazines, newspapers, newsletters, regional publications, books and NGO, government and special reports. You can limit your search to newspapers in the Advanced Search.

Arose in 1890 to ultimately become the state’s largest newspaper. Fighting for business, publishers of the area’s early papers often dueled for readership with colorful, sometimes combative language and sensationalized stories. It was instrumental in the campaign for
Arizona statehood, which was achieved in 1912.

When the Cincinnati Enquirer printed its first issue 1841, the thriving city – the nation’s 6th largest in the mid-19th century - was known as “The Queen of the West.” A remarkable period of rapid growth, epitomizing the expansive spirit of the country at large, gave this paper a unique perspective to report on
international, national and regional news.

The largest paper in Indiana, and a staunch watchdog and advocate for its community.

Award-winning in-depth coverage of the pivotal people and events who shaped the local region, and made an impact on the rest of the world. In the early decades of the 20th century, the Courier-Journal became a forum for conflict when it was purchased by liberal Robert Worth Bingham whose views clashed with the longtime conservative editor, Henry Watterson. The paper went on to become a progressive voice in southern politics, championing causes such as public education, equal rights for blacks and advocating for the poor of Appalachia.

Early issues document the rise of Minneapolis as a business hub, with coverage of growth in flour- and graining-milling industries, culminating in the foundation of General Mills, Pillsbury and the Washburn-Crosby Company. Related stories trace the railroad boom of the late 1800s, the debut of the first hydroelectric power plant in 1882, and the advent of worker protection laws resulting from the Teamsters strike of 1934.

Provides unique historical insight into the regional issues and concerns, such as local government, industrialization, prohibition, and racial struggles. This diverse, easily-accessible primary source material is an invaluable tool for effective research by users in almost any field.

One of the longest surviving daily newspapers in the United States, the Philadelphia Inquirer is known for its coverage of the American Civil War, its published works by Charles Dickens and Edgar Allan Poe, and its reporting of breaking news in the city, country, and around the world. Important Note: This database is currently under construction. Some dates and full text may not be available. Forthcoming in 2017 the database will cover 1829-2009.

Noted for its investigative reporting and human interest stories. Created by Joseph Pulitzer of two pre-existing newspapers, the Post-Dispatch is the only St. Louis newspaper still in print.

Full text access to New York Times, 1980 - present. For historical access, go here. New York Times Online articles are here. Fully searchable full page images of issues from 2008 - current (with a 3-month embargo) are available here.

This access to the New York Times requires creating an account and logging in with your CMU email address.

Students: Access lasts until December 31st of your graduation year.

Faculty: Access lasts for 4 years at which time you must re-authenticate.

To create your new NYT account or re-authenticate, visit this link for walk through directions of the activation process.

Limitations: Unlimited access to NYT articles 1851-present except for 1923-1980 where the limit is 5 articles per day. Does not include e-reader editions, crosswords or other games, or other premier content. Includes app access, though not all devices support NYT apps.

Features more than 15,000 news, business and legal sources, including U.S. Supreme Court decisions dating back to 1790. Exact dates for newspapers vary by title, most ca. late 1990s-present.

Seach and display articles from Pennsylvania newspapers culled from the Access World News database from NewsBank. Exact dates of coverage vary by title, with most ca. 2000 - present.

Browsable access to the full-color print layout of more than 2,300 newspapers from around the world, including current and about 90 days of back issues.

Instant, browseable access to more than 7,000 newspapers and magazines from around the world, covering more than 120 countries and 60 languages. Create an account via this link and then you can download the PressReader app and sign in with the email option.

1980-present. Premium US News content including such leading papers as The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, and co-exclusive access (with Factiva) to The Wall Street Journal. Also offers one of the largest collections of local and regional newspapers, and is cross-searchable on the ProQuest platform.

Search and display newspapers articles of the United States of America from the Access World News database from NewsBank. Exact dates of coverage vary by title, but most ca. 2000 - present.

Articles in major US business newspaper through the WSJ platform. Content includes 4 years of rolling backfiles. CMU affiliates must create an initial account using your CMU Andrew email address. Then you can also download the WSJ app and login there for access too. Historical issues through ProQuest (1851-2006) are here, and Wall Street Journal Online articles are here. Fully searchable full page images from 2008 - current (with a 3-month embargo) are here. Other editions are also available. Type wall street journal in the Publication Browse to see options.

Articles in major US business newspaper,1984-present, Eastern edition. Historical issues (1851-2006) are here, and Wall Street Journal Online articles are here. Fully searchable full page images from 2008 - current (with a 3-month embargo) are here. Other editions are also available. Type wall street journal in the Publication Browse to see options.

December 4, 1996-present. Major American daily newspaper published in Washington, D.C., that has a particular emphasis on national politics. Washington Post Online articles are here. For issues Jan 1, 1987 - Dec 3, 1996, see here. Fully searchable full page images for issues 2008 - present (with a 3-month embargo) are available here. Other editions, like blog and online are also available. Search Publications with the terms washington post for options. Issues for 1979-1986 available on microfilm on the 3rd floor of Hunt Library.

"Once the country's most widely circulated black newspaper with a national circulation of almost 200,000." Read more about the Pittsburgh Courier. Note: Issues from 1913-1922 are not available.

1895-present. Full text newspapers: The Jewish Criterion (1895-1962), The American Jewish Outlook (1934-1962), and The Jewish Chronicle (1962-Present).

Search and display article from Pittsburgh newspapers culled from the Access World News database from NewsBank. Includes the Tartan. Exact dates of coverage vary by title, most ca. 2000 - present.

Features more than 15,000 news, business and legal sources, including U.S. Supreme Court decisions dating back to 1790. Exact dates vary by title, but most ca. late 1990s-present. To limit to Latin American countries, either filter by Geography after the search, or before searching, select Menu, All Sources, the narrow by Jurisdiction.

Browsable access to the full-color print layout of newspapers and magazines from around the world, including current and back issues of a few months (depends on title).

Instant, browseable access to more than 7,000 newspapers and magazines from around the world, covering more than 120 countries and 60 languages. Create an account via this link and then you can download the PressReader app and sign in with the email option.

A digital collection from the Carnegie Mellon University Archives. The Tartan has been the weekly student newspaper of first Carnegie Tech and now CMU since 1906. Perform your search, then limit to the Tartan using the collection filters on the left.

Includes current and archived news content from more than 12,700 sources spanning 200+ countries and territories. A combination of global, regional and local news, including a unique merging of news formats (full-text articles, web-only content, PDF image editions), this resource supports a diverse range of research needs across an array of academic disciplines for students and faculty. Exact dates of coverage vary by title, with most ca. 2000 - present.

Features more than 15,000 news, business and legal sources, including U.S. Supreme Court decisions dating back to 1790. Exact dates vary by title, but most ca. late 1990s-present. To limit to African countries, either filter by Geography after the search, or before searching, select Menu, All Sources, the narrow by Jurisdiction.

Browsable access to the full-color print layout of more than 2,300 newspapers from around the world, including current and about 90 days of back issues.

Instant, browseable access to more than 7,000 newspapers and magazines from around the world, covering more than 120 countries and 60 languages. Create an account via this link and then you can download the PressReader app and sign in with the email option.

The world's most widely circulated English daily newspaper was founded in 1838 to serve British residents of West India. Today this historical newspaper serves researchers interested in studying colonialism and post-colonialism, British and world history, class and gender issues, international relations, comparative religion, international economics, terrorism, and more.

Features more than 15,000 news, business and legal sources, including U.S. Supreme Court decisions dating back to 1790. Exact dates vary by title, but most ca. late 1990s-present. To limit to Asian countries, either filter by Geography after the search, or before searching, select Menu, All Sources, the narrow by Jurisdiction.

Browsable access to the full-color print layout of more than 2,300 newspapers from around the world, including current and about 90 days of back issues.

Instant, browseable access to more than 7,000 newspapers and magazines from around the world, covering more than 120 countries and 60 languages. Create an account via this link and then you can download the PressReader app and sign in with the email option.

Features more than 15,000 news, business and legal sources, including U.S. Supreme Court decisions dating back to 1790. Exact dates vary by title, but most ca. late 1990s-present. To limit to Australia or New Zealand, either filter by Geography after the search, or before searching, select Menu, All Sources, Category - News, then narrow by Jurisdiction.

Browsable access to the full-color print layout of newspapers and magazines from around the world, including current and back issues of a few months (depends on title).

Founded in 1932 as The Palestine Post, this paper established itself as the top English-language paper of the Middle East and Jewish world. Popular with British servicemen and women stationed in the region, as well as readers in Cairo and Alexandria, the paper had strong readership in both Jewish and Arab cities throughout Palestine. The publication fervently supported the struggle for a Jewish homeland and freely opposed British restrictions on Jewish immigration. The publication came to be known as The Jerusalem Post in 1950. Over the decades, the paper espoused a left-leaning perspective that shifted to the right in the 1980s. It is regarded as one of the world’s most important newspaper titles, with in-depth historical coverage of regional and world events, and excellent resource for researchers of a various topics.

Features more than 15,000 news, business and legal sources, including U.S. Supreme Court decisions dating back to 1790.

Browsable access to the full-color print layout of newspapers and magazines from around the world, including current and back issues of a few months (depends on title).

Search and display African American newspapers culled from the Access World News database from NewsBank. Exact dates of coverage vary by title, with most ca. 2000 - present.

The oldest and largest black newspaper in the western United States and the largest African-American owned newspaper in the U.S.

Weekly African-American newspaper based in Detroit, Michigan. It was founded in 1936 by John H. Sengstacke, owner of the Chicago Defender. The Chronicle garnered national attention in its early years for its "radical" approach to politics. It advocated on behalf of both organized labor and the Democratic Party, both unusual in an era when the union movement was often seen as hostile to Black workers and the Southern-influenced Democratic Party frequently accepted racist policies.

The only black newspaper to provide on-the-scene, day-to-day coverage of the Scottsboro trial, and was one of the best researched and well written black newspapers of its time. Note: No issues ca. 1918-1921.

"Once the country's most widely circulated black newspaper with a national circulation of almost 200,000." Read more about the Pittsburgh Courier. Note: Issues from 1913-1922 are not available.

Daily newspaper out of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, with an established editorial policy of supporting the Conservative party.

Canada’s largest circulation national newspaper and is typically cited as being “Canada’s Newspaper of Record.”

The only newspaper published in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, formed in 1928 when the owners of the Leader bought the competing Regina Daily Post and merged the two.

English-language daily newspaper from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, whose motto is Fair play and Day-Light.

Daily newspaper published in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Daily newspaper published in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.

Canada’s highest circulation newspaper and it was unique among early North
American newspapers in its consistent advocacy of ordinary people. It was an advocate of social causes such as the welfare state, old age pensions, unemployment insurance, and health care. It is generally considered to be the most leftwing of Canada’s major newspapers and a major influence on the development of Canadian social policy. Its early opposition of the Nazi regime saw the paper become the first North American paper to be banned in Germany by its government.

Daily newspaper in Windsor, Ontario, Canada.

Browsable access to the full-color print layout of newspapers and magazines from around the world, including current and back issues of a few months (depends on title).

Instant, browseable access to more than 7,000 newspapers and magazines from around the world, covering more than 120 countries and 60 languages. Create an account via this link and then you can download the PressReader app and sign in with the email option.

Covers 1970-present, though exact dates vary by title. Full text of over 190 Canadian newspapers from Canada's leading publishers.

Search and display articles from ethnic newspapers culled from the Access World News database from NewsBank. Exact dates vary by title, but most ca. 2000 - present.

Ethnic and minority magazines and newspapers, 1959-present. Database Guide

Longest-running English-language Jewish newspaper still published in the United States. The newspaper's two goals were to spread the principles of Reform Judaism, and to keep American Jews in touch with Jewish affairs and their religious identity.

A unique look at history, through the eyes of the Communist Party USA. Workers’ rights, social issues, national and international politics, culture and Party activity are just some of the topics to be explored on the pages of these Communist Party newspapers, featuring such notable contributors as writer Richard Wright, folk singer Woody Guthrie and political cartoonist Robert Minor.

Full text of publications devoted to women and gender issues, 1970-present.