Research Librarian
Current Newspaper Databases
Find news and media sources from roughly the mid-1980s to today in these databases. You can also search for a newspaper by title in our Publication Finder.
- Global Newsstream (ProQuest) This link opens in a new windowCore database for recent global news with archives back to the 1980s, including major US dailies and over 2,700 newspapers, newswires, television and radio transcripts, blogs, and more.
- Access World News (Newsbank) (date coverage varies) This link opens in a new windowElectronic editions of over 2,600 local, regional, and national U.S. newspapers as well as 1,500 international sources. Fully searchable and browsable by map.
- PressReader This link opens in a new windowDigital reproductions of the most recent three months of more than 4000 newspapers and popular periodicals from 100 countries in 60 languages. Availability of titles on PressReader is subject to change without notice.
- Ethnic NewsWatch (1959 to present) This link opens in a new windowNews and analysis from ethnic popular and scholarly publications.
- Alternative Press Index (1969 to present) This link opens in a new windowCovers alternative, radical, and left periodicals, newspapers, and magazines.
- Alt-PressWatch (1970 to present) This link opens in a new windowFull-text newspapers, magazines, and journals of the alternative and independent press.
- Nexis Uni (date coverage varies) This link opens in a new windowFull-text federal and state laws, international legal materials, and law reviews. Also newspapers, business information, and company profiles.
- AllAfrica This link opens in a new windowContent from newspapers, news agencies, and publications from the African continent.
- LatinNews (1967 to present) This link opens in a new windowProvides political, economic, and security analysis on Latin America and the Caribbean.
Popular Titles
- New York Times: Create an AccountUse your Amherst email address to create an account. Once you're signed up, login at https://www.nytimes.com.
- Wall Street Journal: Create an AccountUse your Amherst email address to create an account. Once you're signed up, login at https://www.wsj.com.
If you previously used your Amherst email to sign up for a paid subscription for either service, you'll need to cancel that subscription before you can sign up to get access through Amherst. For assistance with your account please contact the New York Times or Wall Street Journal customer service.
For the titles listed below, always use the links provided here or from the library website to get access, which prompts you to log in if you’re off-campus.
- The Atlantic Monthly(Access World News, 1994-present)
- The Atlantic Web Edition(Access World News, 2006-present)
- Boston Globe: Read/browse full issues in PressReaderCurrent print edition is available in the Friendly Reading Room, Frost Level 1.
- Boston Globe: Read individual articles(ProQuest, 1997-present)
- Chronicle of Higher Education(Direct access, 2015-present)
- Daily Hampshire Gazette: Read issues more than 30 days old(Access World News, 1994-present)
Current print edition is available in the Friendly Reading Room, Frost Level 1.
We’re unfortunately not able to provide institutional access to www.gazettenet.com. - New Yorker: Read/browse full issues (with cartoons!)(Opinion Archive, 1925-present)
Current print edition is available in the Friendly Reading Room, Frost Level 1. - New Yorker: Read individual articles(Academic Search Premier, 2004-present)
- Washington Post: Read individual articles(ProQuest, 1996-present)
More News Sources
- FlipsterRead Time, Vanity Fair, Vogue, Rolling Stone, Forbes, National Geographic, and lots more!
- PressReader This link opens in a new windowDigital reproductions of the most recent three months of more than 4000 newspapers and popular periodicals from 100 countries in 60 languages. Availability of titles on PressReader is subject to change without notice.
- Publication FinderUse this tool to search for journals by title. If Amherst has access to a journal, you will see ways to access its contents.