Besides using the Search & Find search on the library home page and then unchecking the box on the left sidebar that excludes newspaper articles, here are databases focusing specifically on newspapers.
Provides access to newspapers, journals, magazines, television and radio transcripts, photos, etc. from nearly every country worldwide in 28 languages. It also contains business and financial data on companies from around the world.
Also includes continuously updated newswires. Date Coverage: Varies Maximum Users: Unlimited Truncation:Truncation: *; Wildcard: ?
License terms restrict access to MU students, faculty, and staff only.
Includes Early American Newspapers, Series 1 (1690-1876); U. S. Congressional Serial Set and Serial Set Maps (1817-1980); Early American Imprints, Series I: Evans, (1639-1800); Early American Imprints, Series II: Shaw-Shoemaker, (1801-1819); American State Papers, (1789-1838); World Newspaper Archive, which includes America's Historical Newspapers and African Newspapers.
Searchable full-image of the Chicago Defender (1909-2010), Chicago Tribune (1849-1999), Los Angeles Times (1881-2000), St. Louis Post-Dispatch (1874-2003), New York Times (1851-2020), Wall Street Journal (1889-2012) and the Washington Post (1877-2007).
Use this search if you already know the name of the newspaper or scholarly journal you are looking for. BUT, note that this does not search the Factiva database, which contains many newspapers.
Links to many local newspapers available free online. Look for "news," "local news," "community," and similar sections. Many local newspaper sites do not archive much content.
Lists Missouri newspapers, along with circulation, county, city and links to newspaper's website. Most states have a press association, so if your town is not in Missouri, Google your state's press association and look for a similar directory.
