Research Guides: Accessing Current News: Introduction

Today's News and Newspapers

Want to keep up with current events, but not ready to subscribe to ALL of the newspapers and magazines you love? Good news! You can access many of your favorite news sources through the NYU Libraries.

Check out the list of popular sources below, browse newspapers by keyword using one of the recommended databases, learn how to find the most recent issues of a specific newspaper, or check out the Frequently Asked Questions page for more help.

Browse the news

ProQuest Central This link opens in a new window
ProQuest Central is a large, multidisciplinary database with over 11,000 titles, with over 8,000 titles in full-text. It serves as the central resource for researchers at all levels in all markets. Over 160 subjects areas are covered extensively in this product including business and economics, health and medical, news and world affairs, technology, social sciences and more.
Flipster This link opens in a new window
Flipster is a platform for browsing the current issues of popular press and news magazines like the New Yorker, The Atlantic, Forbes, Ebony, Esquire, Wired, and others. Issues are displayed in the full color "as printed" version.
Download the free Flipster app on your mobile device by searching for "Flipster" on either the Google Play store (for Android devices) or the iTunes app store (for iPhone and iPad devices). Then connect to the NYU Libraries subscription:

1. Open the Flipster app on your device.
2. Tap Get Started.
3. Search for "New York University"
4. Tap the Log In button
5. Sign in with your NYU Net ID and password
PressReader This link opens in a new window
PressReader (formerly PressDisplay) provides access to newspapers from around the world, often in the original language. Dates of coverage vary from the most current three months to the most current decade. Newspapers are presented in a browsable, "as printed" visual format.
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Nexis Uni (Formerly LexisNexis Academic Universe) provides access to full-text newspapers (U.S. and some international), news wires, transcripts, and trade journals.
Please clear your browser's cache and cookies before attempting to access this resource.
Factiva This link opens in a new window
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Factiva is a resource for U.S. and international newspapers (html full text only, no images or print layout versions).

To browse front page or section articles from the most recent two weeks of major newspapers, including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Times (London), and other major titles, click on the "News Pages" tab from the Factiva homepage.
Requires NetID login from on or off campus.
Access World News This link opens in a new window
Access World News provides the html full text and, for some titles, the pdf "as printed" visual representation, of articles from a variety of national and international news sources, including newspapers, digital-native news websites, television and radio transcripts, blogs, college and university newspapers, journals, magazines, and some audio and video. Most international titles are English language. Dates of coverage vary from title to title, but primarily span the late 20th century to present.

Activate your free New York Times account

Create your free New York Times Account This link opens in a new window
Current NYU students, faculty, and staff can activate complimentary access to The New York Times digital news content using their NYU email address. After using this link to create an account, NYU users should access NYTimes content by directly logging into the NYTimes site. This complimentary access includes New York Times audio, but excludes NYTimes cooking and puzzles.
Please disconnect from any VPNs and open an incognito or private browser to create a NYTimes account. For additional help and troubleshooting, see our step-by-step sign up instructions.

Activate your free Wall Street Journal account

Create your free Wall Street Journal account
Current NYU students, faculty, and staff can activate complimentary access to The Wall Street Journal digital news content using their NYU email address. After using this link to create an account, NYU users can access Wall Street Journal content by directly logging into the WSJ site.

For additional help and troubleshooting, see our step-by-step sign up instructions.

Online Access to Popular US Newspapers and Magazines

The New York Times (print and online articles)
The Libraries' Factiva subscription to the New York Times contains articles from both the print edition (1969-present) and the online-only content from nytimes.com (2012-present). Images or visualizations accompanying each article are not included.
The New York Times (print-only articles)
These NYT subscriptions contain the articles that were published in each daily edition of the print paper; web-exclusive content from nytimes.com is often not included here (see the "New York Times - online content" link above for web-exclusive articles).
These subscriptions are also html full text only, which means they will not include images, advertisements, or other context included in the "as printed" version. To view current articles and full pages of the NYT as they appeared in print, access the print copies on the 9th floor of Bobst, or the microform copies on Lower Level 2 of Bobst.
The Washington Post
For articles that appear only on washingtonpost.com, click on the link for the "Factiva: Available from 2007" database. To see the "as printed" version of the Washington Post, click on the link for "ProQuest Recent Newspapers: The Washington Post." HTML full text articles are available through the other database links.
The Wall Street Journal
Select the ProQuest Central subscription to access WSJ articles published in the paper. Use Factiva to access WSJ blog articles.
The Financial Times
ProQuest Central and Factiva also provide access to digital-only articles from FT.com. Please be aware that many, if not all, of the databases providing access to FT do not provide access to the most recent month.
Harvard Business Review
For the most recent issues as PDF full text articles ("as printed," including images and layout) click on the link for EBSCOhost Business Source Complete.
The New Yorker
Use "E Journal Full Text" link to see full-page image scans of complete issues. Try EBSCOhost or Gale for improved searchability.
The Atlantic
For downloadable issues as they appeared in print, access the "Flipster" database. For content published only on www.theatlantic.com (that may not have been included in the as-printed edition) access the Factiva database; coverage of www.theatlantic.com articles via Factiva is not comprehensive.
The Economist
The NYU Libraries has access to issues from 1843 to present.

Popular International Newspapers and Magazines

The Guardian
Use ProQuest Central: Available from 2018 for the most recent editions of this publication.
Le Monde
To access the most recent issue, use the link for ProQuest Central: Available from 2011. Please keep in mind that this publication is written in French.
Der Spiegel
Use Factiva and NexisUni to access this publication.
The physical copies of this journal that are available are currently offsite, but can be requested for delivery to Bobst.

For our full list of international news sources, see the International News research guide.

Print newspapers and magazines in Bobst, NYU Abu Dhabi and NYU Shanghai Libraries

Here are some of the most requested titles that the NYU Libraries has in print on the 9th floor of the Bobst Library, in the current periodicals and newspapers section
Newspaper/Magazine title	Print (hardcopy) coverage dates on the 9th Floor of Bobst
The New York Times	Most recent 2-3 months
International New York Times	Most recent 2-3 months
The Wall Street Journal	Most recent 2-3 months
The Financial Times	Most recent 2-3 months
The Washington Post	Most recent 2-3 months
Le Monde	Most recent 6 months
New York Review of Books	Most recent year
Harvard Business Review	Most recent 3-4 years

The following print newspapers are available in the NYU Abu Dhabi Library. Each title is kept for approximately one week.

Al Ittihad
Financial Times
Gulf News
The Gulf Times
Khaleej Times
The National
The International New York Times

The following print newspapers are available in the NYU Shanghai library:

Wall Street Journal
Financial Times
South China Morning Post
International New York Times