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Newspapers provide information about current events, and local newspapers provide an important perspective on your topic.

Newspaper Resources:

Boston Globe This link opens in a new window
Search full text of The Boston Globe. Each issue is indexed thoroughly, with access to not only top news stories but also the information contained on the various sections of the paper. The indexing covers not only complete bibliographic information but also companies, people, products, etc. Coverage: 1980 - current
Coverage: 1980-
Full Text: Yes
Gale OneFile News (Formerly InfoTrac Newsstand) This link opens in a new window
Provides access to more than 2,300 major U.S. regional, national, and local newspapers, as well as leading titles from around the world. It also includes thousands of images, radio, and TV broadcasts and transcripts.
New York Times (1985 to present) This link opens in a new window
Search full text of the New York Times.
Coverage: 2005-
Full Text: Yes
NewsBank Access World News Research Collection This link opens in a new window
Includes current and archived news content from more than 12,000 sources spanning 200+ countries and territories across the following regions:
Africa
Australia and New Zealand
Central America
Europe
Middle East
South America
United Kingdom and Ireland
United States and Canada
Find information on topics related to business and economics, careers, education, environmental studies, health, international studies, performing and fine arts, political science, social issues, sports, STEM and more from a variety of news media featuring newspapers, videos and web-only content. Local newspapers include the Boston Herald, Springfield Republican and Worcester Telegram & Gazette.
Nexis Uni (formerly LexisNexis Academic) This link opens in a new window
Nexis Uni provides access to more than 17,000 news, business and legal sources from LexisNexis. Nexis Uni includes: 1) full-text access to thousands of news sources (primarily newspapers, magazines and journals) in the U.S. and abroad back to the 1970s; 2) aggregated economic data - including company financial information, and SEC filings and reports - on businesses, corporations, and industries in the U.S. and abroad; 3) full-text legal documents, including U.S. Federal and State court cases, federal and state agency regulations, Shepard's Citations to Supreme Court cases (back to 1789), and law reviews from the late 18th century to present.
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Coverage: Varies
Full Text: Yes
ProQuest Newspapers This link opens in a new window
Search newspapers provided by ProQuest: the Boston Globe and the Historical New York Times.
Full text: Yes
Wall Street Journal, Eastern edition (ProQuest) This link opens in a new window
Full text searchable database of Wall Street Journal Eastern edition, offering coverage of global business, financial, and industry news and politics. Coverage: Jan 2, 1984 - present
Coverage: 1984-
Full Text: Yes.
Worcester Telegram & Gazette Collection This link opens in a new window
Search over 30 years of Worcester history with the Telegram & Gazette Collection. Coverage from 1989 through current including full-text, web-only content and full-color newspaper pages.
Coverage: 1989- present (not comprehensive)
Full Text: Yes.

Newspapers by Country - Wikipedia
A very extensive list, with links, of newspapers from around the world.

To find newspaper articles in WPI Library Search, type your keywords into the search box, click on Resource Type in the left column of the search results page, and then select the Newspaper Articles filter:

For more newspaper resources, check out the Newspapers Guide.