These resources are optimized for news reading rather than researching. If you want a reliable place to get an overview of what's going on in the world, take look at these.
An American newspaper of record, the New York Times is also one of the longest-running newspapers in the United States. Penn State students have access to all online content, after setting up their accounts through the University's Student News Readership Program.
The Wall Street Journal is a business and economics focused international newspaper, also considered a newspaper of record in the United States. Penn State students have access to all online content, after setting up their accounts through the University's Student News Readership Program.
PressReader provides a global perspective on world events and is the most convenient and complete way to read thousands of newspapers from around the world on one site. Newspapers and magazines are presented in full page-image format or in easy to read text views.
Download the free mobile app (iOS and Android) and you can read from campus wifi without even having to log in. Although not designed for research--it usually has only the most recent tow or three months of most titles--It is designed for news reading, which makes it a great place to keep up with what's going on. PressDisplay can also provide translations into ten major foreign languages.
PressReader provides a global perspective on the World's events and news and is the most convenient and complete way to read all your favorite newspapers on one site. Users will gain access to newspapers from within the library, from home and around the world on the day they are published. Researchers will find convenient searching, a traditional 2-page newspaper view, table of contents, article jumps (linking article sections) and easy to read text views. PressDisplay can also provide translations into ten major foreign languages.
News Aggregators (databases)
These resources are databases, or aggregators, which give you access to all of the articles published in a specific set of newspapers. They all have similar search capabilities with the main differences being which newspapers are included.
US Newsstream enables you to search current U.S. news content going back to the 1980s. It features top newspapers, newswires, broadcast transcripts, blogs, and news sites in full-text format. US Newsstream provides key national and regional news sources from the U.S. and includes access to top titles, including The New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Boston Globe, Newsday, and Chicago Tribune.
US Newsstream enables users to search current U.S. news content going back to the 1980s. It features top newspapers, wires, broadcast transcripts, blogs, and news sites in full-text format. US Newsstream provides key national and regional news sources from the U.S. and includes exclusive and preferred access to top titles, including The New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Boston Globe, Newsday, and Chicago Tribune. All titles are cross searchable on the ProQuest platform.
Local, regional, and national U.S. newspapers as well as full-text content of key international sources -- all in one easy-to-search database with a world map. Includes smaller-market newspapers (e.g., Centre Daily Times) as well as larger-market ones (e.g., Philadelphia Inquirer and Pittsburgh Post-Gazette). Each provides unique coverage of local and regional news, including companies, politics, sports, industries, cultural activities, and people in the community, as well as a distinctive focus offering a variety of viewpoints on local and world issues. Also includes limited streaming video.
The electronic editions of record for local, regional, and national U.S. newspapers as well as full-text content of key international sources -- all in one easy-to-search database with a world map. Each provides unique coverage of local and regional news, including companies, politics, sports, industries, cultural activities, and people in the community, as well as a distinctive focus offering a variety of viewpoints on local and world issues. Also includes limited streaming video.
Nexis Uni's news collection contains major news outlets from around the world, including not just newspapers, but newswires covering many niche subject areas. An excellent source of business news.
This link allows you to limit your search to Nexis Uni’s news collection, without the law and business collections mixed in. If you want to search the entire Nexis Uni collection (including law and business), select the “Nexis Uni” link instead.