• By Jacquelyn White
  • Posted Friday, July 1, 2016

Database of the Month: Newspaper Databases

Natural disasters, mental health, world travel, historical events and world politics - FCPL can inform you of past and current issues in the news thanks to our various online newspaper resources.

America's News Magazines
With unmatched U.S. news content from local, regional, and national sources, this resource is the largest of its kind. Its diverse source types include printed and online newspapers, blogs, journals, newswires, broadcast transcripts and videos. Explore a specific issue or event through the detailed coverage provided by local reporting or compare a wide variety of viewpoints from across the country on topics such as politics, business, health, sports, cultural activities and people.

Newspaper Source Plus
Selected national and international newspapers such as the New York Times, Washington Post, News & Observer, Charlotte Observer, and more..

Wall Street Journal
This publication's detailed indexing helps users quickly find the news information they need. Each issue is indexed thoroughly, so they have access to not only top news stories but also the information contained on the various sections of the paper. The indexing covers not only complete bibliographic information but also companies, people, products, etc.

Winston-Salem Journal Newspaper
The local newspaper with up-to-date information and archives (Nov. 1997-present)

The Newspaper Index allows users to search for articles in five local newspapers, Winston-Salem Journal, The Sentinel, Union Republican, Winston-Salem Chronicle and Clemmons Journal

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