What's On This Page?
News sources related to:
- Africa
- Asia
- Current Events and Commentary
- Europe
- Latin America
- Middle East
- Multi-country Sources
- Russia and Eastern Europe
- United States
- Also See
Many of the sources on this page are freely available on the internet. Others require logging in
with your OU Net ID or 4x4 when accessing from off-campus.
with your OU Net ID or 4x4 when accessing from off-campus.
Multi-Country Sources
- BBC Monitoring (via Factiva and Proquest)NOTE: Link goes to catalog. Choose region of interest.
Provides news and information based on round-the-clock monitoring of radio, TV, press, internet and news agency sources around the world. Reports are translated into English from more than 100 languages. - Economist Historical Archive, 1843-2015The Economist, a weekly publication providing timely reporting, concise commentary and comprehensive appraisal of global news, spanning centuries and continents.
- Ethnic Newswatch Complete (Proquest)Newspapers, magazines, and periodicals of the ethnic, minority and native press. 1959-present.
- Factiva (academic edition)Full text of articles from U.S. and world newspapers and business and company information. NOTE: many newspapers are NOT available in the academic version of Factiva.
- Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS) Daily Reports (1941-1996)Full text of U.S. government translations of foreign broadcasts, publications, and government statements. FBIS was followed by the Open Source Center (OSC) in 2005 and was included in the database World News Connection, which the library does not have. The CIA discontinued public access to the OSC in 2013.
- Joint Publications Research Service (JPRS) Reports (1957-1994; Readex/Newsbank)Full text of English translations of foreign language materials from regions throughout the world. Includes monographs, reports, serials, journal and newspaper articles, and radio and television broadcasts.
- MasterFILE Premier (1975?-present; Ebsco)Includes popular periodicals like Newsweek, Time, U.S. News and World Report. To search those publications click here and add your keywords and specific time period. Search Readers' Guide Retrospective, listed below, for news magazines and popular periodicals before 1984. NOTE: As of 10/26/22, database has access to some periodicals such as Saturday Evening Post back to the the 1930s.
- Newspaper MapCurrent and historical newspapers in various languages. Zoom into the region of your choice on the map or search by title, language or location.
- Newspaper Source Plus (Ebsco)More than 860 full-text newspapers.
- Newswires (Ebsco)Near real-time access to top world-wide news from Associated Press, United Press International, PR Newswire, Xinhua, CNN Wire, and Business Wire on a continuous basis.
- Nexis Uni (Lexis Nexis)Current news source from around the world.
- Project Syndicate"Produces and delivers original, high-quality commentaries to a global audience."
Europe
- BBC Monitoring, Europe (via Proquest)Translated news.
- Euro|Topics (Includes English)30 countries, 500 media.
Latin America
- BBC Monitoring, Americas (via Proquest)Translated news.
- El Caribe Digital Archive (1956-present; Eastview)Spanish-language daily newspaper published in the Dominican Republic. A chronicle of national and international news, both for the Dominican Republic and the broader Caribbean region.
- Independent and Revolutionary Mexican Newspapers (1807-1929)More than 1,000 titles from Mexico’s pre-independence, independence and revolutionary periods.
- Latin American Newspapers (1800-1922; Readex/Newsbank)Access to more than 35 nineteenth- and twentieth-century Latin American newspapers. Featuring titles from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Cuba, Guatemala, Mexico, Peru, Venezuela and elsewhere.
- Latin American Weekly Report (In English)Behind-the-scenes briefing on all the week’s key developments throughout Latin America and the Caribbean.
- NACLA Report on the Americas (1967-present)Quarterly journal of in-depth reporting and analysis from the region, serving as a bridge between academic researchers and the public.
Middle East
- Asharq Al-Awsat (In English)Pan-Arab daily newspaper.
- BBC Monitoring, Middle East (via Proquest)Translated news.
- Gulf News (In English)Covers Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Yemen, the region, and the World.
- Media LineNon-profit American news organization covering the Middle East.
- MEMRITranslations of Arabic, Farsi, Urdu-Pashtu, Dari, Turkish, Russian, and Chinese media, as well as original analysis of political, ideological, intellectual, social, cultural, and religious trends.
- Middle East and North Africa: Global Perspectives, 1958-1994 (Readex/Newsbank)Translated journals, newspapers, scientific reports, radio and television broadcasts from 19 countries in North Africa and the Middle East covering cultural, economic and political developments within the regions
- Middle Eastern and North African NewspapersIncludes access to over 80 publications, including Jumhuriyah (الجمهورية, Egypt), Filastin (فلسطين, Palestine), Al Akhbar (الاخبار, Lebanon), Al Riadh (الرياض, Saudi Arabia), and Ad Dustour (الدستور, Jordan). Content is primarily in Arabic, but includes key titles in English and French.
- Mideast and Islamic NewspapersA list of open access historical newspapers and periodicals. Dates vary.
Politics, Commentary, Culture
Please note: As some of these sources come from a digital archive, they may lag behind and may not contain the most current issue available.
- NYTimes.com (Current)An account is required to access NYTimes.com Click here to set up your NYTimes.com account.
- Wall Street Journal (current)Users must create an account using their OU credentials in order to use this resource and will need to refresh their access on an annual basis.
Africa
Also see Mideast.
- African Newspapers (Readex/Newsbank)Includes 40 nineteenth and twentieth century African papers.
- BBC Monitoring, Africa (via Factiva)Translated news.
- East African NewspapersIncludes Daily Nation (Kenya, 1958-2002), The Ethiopian Herald (Ethiopia, 1943-1989), and The Monitor (Uganda, 1992-2003)
- Middle Eastern and North African NewspapersIncludes access to over 80 publications, including Jumhuriyah (الجمهورية, Egypt), Filastin (فلسطين, Palestine), Al Akhbar (الاخبار, Lebanon), Al Riadh (الرياض, Saudi Arabia), and Ad Dustour (الدستور, Jordan). Content is primarily in Arabic, but includes key titles in English and French.
- Mideast and Islamic NewspapersA list of open access historical newspapers and periodicals. Dates vary.
Asia
- Asahi Shimbun AJWEnglish language digital version of the newspaper.
- BBC Monitoring, Asia Pacific (via Proquest)Translated news.
- BBC Monitoring, South Asia (via Proquest)Translated news.
- JapanKnowledge Lib (Japan narejji Lib)Provides fully searchable and browsable English-Japanese and Japanese-English dictionaries, the Encyclopedia Nipponica and Encyclopedia of Japan, articles published in the weekly magazine Ekonomisuto, the Toyo Bunko, and other resources.
- Late Qing and Republican-Era Chinese Newspapers (1911-1949; Eastview/CRL)The press of over twenty cities is represented, spanning the Chinese mainland.
- MEMRITranslations of Arabic, Farsi, Urdu-Pashtu, Dari, Turkish, Russian, and Chinese media, as well as original analysis of political, ideological, intellectual, social, cultural, and religious trends.
- Propaganda and the Chinese Press (1946-1996; English; Readex/Newsbank)Articles published by major communist Chinese newspapers from 1946-1996, collected and translated into English by the CIA.
- Radio Free Asia (In English)English language news about Cambodia, China, Laos, Myanmar, North Korea, Tibet, Uyghur, and Vietnam.
- South Asian Newspapers (1864-1922; Mostly English; Readex/Newsbank)Newspapers from India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.
Russia and Eastern Europe
- BBC Monitoring, Caucasus (via Factiva)Translated news.
- BBC Monitoring, Central Asia (via Proquest)Translated news.
- BBC Monitoring, Former Soviet Union (via Proquest)Translated news.
- BBC Monitoring, Ukraine and Baltic (via Factiva)Translated news.
- Current Digest of the Russian Press (1949-present; Eastview)Each week the Current Digest presents a selection of Russian-language press materials, carefully translated into English.
- Imperial Russian Newspapers (1767-1918; Russian)The collection’s core titles are from Moscow and St. Petersburg, complemented by regional newspapers across the vast Russian Empire.
- Integrum (In Russian)Access to a large collection of Russian and Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) databases covering a wide range of topics. Includes archives of mass media, such as newspapers, magazines, radio, and television, and reference information.
- MEMRITranslations of Arabic, Farsi, Urdu-Pashtu, Dari, Turkish, Russian, and Chinese media, as well as original analysis of political, ideological, intellectual, social, cultural, and religious trends.
- Post-Perestroika Newspapers (1990-2016; Russian)Newspapers, some of which had a relatively short lifespan, provide important and critical insight into the events and personalities that defined post-Soviet Russian politics and history.
- Pravda Archive (English; Readex/Newsbank)Articles published by Pravda during the Cold War and the years immediately following, from 1959 to 1996, collected and translated into English by the CIA.
- Pravda Digital Archive (1912-2022; In Russian; Eastview)Pravda was the official voice of the Central Committee of the Communist Party (Russia) between 1918 and 1991.
U.S. News
These databases provide access to current newspaper articles. Dates vary, but generally, 1980s-present. See also Newspapers and Magazines Guide from the librarian for journalism and Microform Collections - Newspapers.
- America's News (Available from the OKC library; Readex/Newsbank)A Metropolitan Library (OKC public) database. Sign up for a library card if you don't have one. Explore and stay informed on local and national topics, people and events in areas such as business, health, education, jobs and careers, political and social issues and more. Features a wide variety of credible, vetted news sources spanning the U.S., including The Oklahoman and Tulsa World.
- BBC Monitoring (via Factiva and Proquest)NOTE: Link goes to catalog. Choose region of interest.
Provides news and information based on round-the-clock monitoring of radio, TV, press, internet and news agency sources around the world. Reports are translated into English from more than 100 languages. - Ethnic Newswatch Complete (Proquest)Newspapers, magazines, and periodicals of the ethnic, minority and native press. 1959-present.
- Factiva (academic edition)Full text of articles from U.S. and world newspapers and business and company information. NOTE: many newspapers are NOT available in the academic version of Factiva.
- US Newspapers (ProQuest)Search and view the full text of US papers:
-Chicago Tribune, 1849-1998, 2008-present, excluding the most recent week.;
-Los Angeles Times, 1881-1999, 2008-present, excluding the most recent week;
-New York Times, 1851-one month ago;
-Wall Street Journal, 1889-present, excluding the most recent week;
-Washington Post, 1877-2006, 2008-present, excluding the most recent week.
(The UK's Guardian and Observer, 1791-2003, is also included in this search as are papers from the Historically Black Newspapers collection.) - International News - LinksLinks to news and media sites around the world.
- Newspaper Source Plus (Ebsco)More than 860 full-text newspapers.
- Newswires (Ebsco)Near real-time access to top world-wide news from Associated Press, United Press International, PR Newswire, Xinhua, CNN Wire, and Business Wire on a continuous basis.
- Nexis Uni (LexisNexis)Current news source from around the world.
- NYTimes.com (Current)An account is required to access NYTimes.com Click here to set up your NYTimes.com account.
- Oklahoman Archives (The Oklahoman, formerly The Daily Oklahoman, 1901-present)—Update: as of 3-1-23, the database is still available. Due to the large size of the archive, searches may need to be limited with a date range in order to return results.
Because Gannett found this database unprofitable, beginning February 3rd, 2022, the full Oklahoman Archives will no longer be available. Access to the most current 30 days will continue. For other ways to access online content see this blog post. - Oklahoma News (Available from the OKC library; Newsbank)A Metropolitan Library (OKC public) database. Sign up for a library card if you don't have one. Provides full-text access to dozens of newspapers across Oklahoma. Includes full-text and image editions of The Oklahoman and Tulsa World.
- Tulsa World (Newsbank)From 2019. Most recent 3 month(s) not available.
- U.S. Major Dailies (Available from the OKC library; Proquest)A Metropolitan Library (OKC public) database. Sign up for a library card if you don't have one. US Major Dailies provides access to the five most respected US national and regional newspapers: the New York Times, The Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times and Chicago Tribune.
- Wall Street Journal (current)Users must create an account using their OU credentials in order to use this resource and will need to refresh their access on an annual basis.