International News Sources
Library resources that require your UR account to access:
- Access World News (Historical and Current) This link opens in a new windowSearch for articles from thousands of US and global news sources. It includes some audio and video news sources, as well as traditional newspapers. (Newsbank/Readex)
- International Newsstream This link opens in a new windowSearch for articles from news sources outside of the US and Canada, such as newspapers, newswires, transcripts, and digital-only news sites. (ProQuest)
- Newspaper Source Plus This link opens in a new windowSearch for newspaper articles from hundreds of national and regional newspapers, as well as transcripts of television and radio news. (EBSCO)
- Factiva This link opens in a new windowAccess news and company reports, stock quotes, and market information from Dow Jones and Reuters. This database has extensive international news coverage. (Dow Jones)
- Nexis Uni This link opens in a new windowSearch for newspaper articles and legal materials such as court cases, legislation, statutes, regulations, law reviews, and more. (Lexis-Nexis)
- Emerging Markets Information Service (EMIS) This link opens in a new windowAccess country, industry and company data and analysis from more than 500 sources for emerging markets in Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, and the Middle East. The database includes country profiles; macroeconomic statistics, forecasts, and analysis; exchange rates; analyst reports; and business news. Note: Only 2 users may access this database at one time. (ISI Emerging Markets Group)
International news sources available freely online:
- Today's Front Pages (Freedom Forum)Browse front pages of newspapers from around the world.
Individual journals of interest:
Current Digest of the Russian Press (1949-current)Published continuously since 1949, this journal is the leading primary source in the field of Soviet/Russian area studies. It presents a selection of Russian-language press materials, carefully translated into English, covering a wide range of issues in the post-Soviet space and the international arena. It draws from a broad spectrum of sources – pro-government, moderate, and fiercely oppositionist.
The Wire (China)Founded by David Barboza (who earned two Pulitzer Prizes while serving as the Shanghai correspondent for The New York Times), this news magazine focuses on understanding and explaining China's economic rise, and its influence on global business, finance, trade, labor and the environment.
