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News Reporting and Writing Fall 23: Newspaper Media sources

Chicago Area Newspaper Sources

Newspapers

National Newspaper Sources

Associated Press Online

The Associated Press is an independent global news organization dedicated to factual reporting. Founded in 1846, AP today remains the most trusted source of fast, accurate, unbiased news in all formats and the essential provider of the technology and services vital to the news business. More than half the world’s population sees AP journalism every day.

Chronicling America from Library of Congress

Searchable digital collection of historic newspaper pages from 1770-1963 sponsored jointly by the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Library of Congress.

Directory of U.S. Newspapers in American Libraries

A searchable index to newspapers published in the United States since 1690, which helps researchers identify what titles exist for a specific place and time, and how to access them.

Regional Newspaper Sources

Illinois Digital Newspapers

The Illinois Digital Newspaper Collections are free to search, free to browse, and free to download.They offer 5 collections: Illinois, Farm, Vaudville, Student, and Black.

Wisconsin History Society Newspaper Collection

The Wisconsin Historical Society houses an extensive collection of historic and contemporary newspapers, surpassed in size only by the Library of Congress.