WMU Research Guides: COM 1040: Public Speaking: Using Newspapers and Magazines

Newspapers and Magazines

Newspapers and magazines are popular sources because they're written for the general public and do not have the same academic peer-review process as scholarly sources. These databases will help you find sources on how your topic is portrayed in the media.

Wall Street Journal, Eastern Edition (ProQuest) This link opens in a new window
A U.S. daily financial newspaper that covers news and trends relating to business, industry, finance, the economy, and international commerce. Provides extensive price and other data for securities, commodity, options, futures, foreign exchange, and money markets. Full text from 1984 to Current.

Microfilm: HG 5 on the Lower Level, 2012-2017.
New York Times Digital edition This link opens in a new window
1851 to date. Does not include Crosswords and Times Insider.

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ProQuest Research Library This link opens in a new window
Indexes popular magazines, scholarly journals, newspapers and trade publications in a wide range of subject areas, including business, education, humanities, social sciences, and sciences. Full-text available for over 2,500 journals. Coverage from 1857.
Newsbank This link opens in a new window
Provides the Access World News Research Collection with full-text articles from over 4500 U.S. and international newspapers, wire services, and broadcasts. There is access to America's Historical Newspapers, as well as Hot Topics and Special Reports on current issues in the news.