Research and Course Guides: Econ 252 Microeconomics Resources: Finding Newspaper and Magazine Articles

Newspaper & Magazine Articles

Magazine and newspaper articles can be good sources for public policy research. Many news publications have websites where you can read their content. But eventually, what happens? You hit a paywall. The links below will lead you to the library-paid subscriptions to these titles, typically in an aggregated newspaper database.

Washington Post
(1987-present) from the Proquest U.S. Newsstream database; use the box to search within the title or use the dropdown menu to browse editions by date. The browse function organizes the content in page number order.
New York Times
(1980-present) from the Proquest U.S. Newsstream database; use the box to search within the title or use the dropdown menu to browse editions by date. The browse function organizes the content in page number order.
Wall Street Journal
Access WSJ's coverage via our Factiva subscription; modify the initial search results to search the keyword "coronavirus". You can also use our subscription via our Proquest Newsstream database.
Star Tribune (Minneapolis)
(1986-present) from the Proquest U.S. Newsstream database; use the box to search within the title or use the dropdown menu to browse editions by date. The browse function organizes the content in page number order.

Economist This link opens in a new window
The Economist is an important and respected English-language newsweekly magazine. This link gives access to a university-wide website subscription that should give you access to the content without paywalls. Includes current and prior coverage back to 1997.
ProQuest US Newsstream, including Star Tribune This link opens in a new window
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US Newsstream enables users to search current U.S. news content, as well as archives that stretch back into the 1980s. It features top newspapers, wires, broadcast transcripts, along with national and regional news sources including The New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, Star Tribune, Los Angeles Times, Boston Globe, and Chicago Tribune.
Factiva This link opens in a new window
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Factiva is a great source for finding up-to-the-minute news articles from publications around the world including the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, and the Financial Times. It also contains many smaller market news sources, trade magazines, and journals. Use the Companies and Markets option to access company profiles and industry data. Limited to 6 simultaneous users.
If you use Factiva's Share>Within My Account feature to find links for emailing or to use in Canvas, that URL needs to be adjusted with a special code to connect it with our subscription. Copy that URL and paste it into our ProxyMe! widget to create the adjusted URL.

Econ 252 Microeconomics Resources: Finding Newspaper and Magazine Articles

Newspaper & Magazine Articles

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