Research Guides: Gender, Women, &amp; Sexuality Studies: News

Key Databases for Current News

Newspaper Source This link opens in a new window
Get cover-to-cover full text for 23 national and international newspapers, including USA Today, The Christian Science Monitor, The Washington Post, The Times (London), The Toronto Star, etc. From EBSCO.
Westlaw This link opens in a new window
Online research service that provides a comprehensive collection of news, business, and law related information for students.

Key Databases for Historical News

Accessible Archives: 18th & 19th Century Newspapers This link opens in a new window
Search several historic American newspaper and periodical databases, including archives of the Liberator (1831-1865), Godey's Lady's Book (1830-1885), the Pennsylvania Gazette (1728-1800), and many more.
Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers This link opens in a new window
Search America's historic newspaper pages from 1770-1963 or use the U.S. Newspaper Directory to find information about American newspapers published between 1690-present.
Gale NewsVault This link opens in a new window
Access newspaper content from the 17th century forward on this platform which allows you to cross search multiple newspaper sources at one time. Search over 10 million page images.
Historical Newspapers: Chicago Defender (1909-1975) This link opens in a new window
Includes content from the Chicago Defender between 1909 and 1975.
Historical Newspapers: The New York Times (1851-2019) This link opens in a new window
Search the full text of the New York Times (1851 - 2019). View results as page images.
Nineteenth Century U.S. Newspapers This link opens in a new window
19th Century U.S. Newspapers provides access to approximately 1.7 million pages of primary source newspaper content from the 19th century, featuring full-text content and images from numerous newspapers from a range of urban and rural regions throughout the U.S.
Historical Newspapers: Los Angeles Times This link opens in a new window
Search the full text of the Los Angeles Times (1881 - 1999). View results as page images.

Audiovisual News Sources

CNN Video footage
A searchable collection of videos on various subjects from politics to popular culture.
PBS News
Vanderbilt Television News Archive
Search television news broadcasts back to 1968, including 850,000 story items, and 30,000 hours of content. Primarily consists of newscasts from ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN, and Fox News. You must register to search the database OF STORY ABSTRACTS. Video excerpts are loaned on DVD or streaming video to subscribing institutions or for a fee to individuals. Occidental is not a subscriber at this time.