LibGuides: Current Event Mini Essay: Locating News Articles

Digital Newspapers

New York Times
Access the New York Times using your SSA email address. Sign up for an account by clicking on the image.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Pittsburgh's newspaper, reporting on local, regional, and national news. Use the Database Passwords page to locate the username and password.
The Wall Street Journal
Full digital access to the Wall Street Journal, using the username and password available on the Database Passwords page.

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Accessing Newspaper Articles from Library Databases

Power Library Databases This link opens in a new window
This is a suite of databases, one of which is Gale Newspapers, an excellent source to locate numerous newspaper articles.
EbscoHost This link opens in a new window
This is a suite of databases. To locate news articles, use the MasterFile Premier and MAS Ultra databases.

Remote Database Access

Database Passwords

Please click HERE to access the usernames and passwords for our databases.

**NOTE: You must be signed in to your SSA email and password to access the Google Document- if you receive an error message, please sign out of your personal email and sign in using your SSA email address.

The following databases are NOT available off-campus:

Ancestry.com
Fold3.com
Newspapers.com
Science Magazine

Locating News Articles via Google

Google News
Excellent location for locating news sources using Google!
Google Search Tips
Make the most of your Google Search using these tips.