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MEJO 463: News Lab: News (Reliable & Free-to-You)

Current News

America's News
Over 6,300 U.S. newspapers including 200+ in North Carolina:
- The (Raleigh) News & Observer full-text articles (1991-present)
- The (Raleigh) News & Observer full images (March 2018-present)
- The (Greensboro) News & Record (1906-present)
- The Charlotte Observer (1886-present).
Access: Off Campus Access is available for: UNC-Chapel Hill students, faculty, and staff; UNC Hospitals employees; UNC-Chapel Hill affiliated AHEC users.

Asheville Citizen-Times
Text only, 1999-present.
See also Full-images from 1991-2010

Newspaper Source Plus
Over 1,500 US and foreign newspapers, including 50 from North Carolina. News transcripts from TV and radio. 1990s-present.
Access: Off Campus Access is available for: UNC-Chapel Hill students, faculty, and staff; UNC Hospitals employees; UNC-Chapel Hill affiliated AHEC users.
Coverage: 1995-present

The Assembly (on-campus access)
Access in-depth, investigative reporting focused on North Carolina news.

Search EBSCO Databases

(Search Academic Search Premier, Business Source Premier, & Communication and Mass Media Complete together)

National News

U.S. Newsstream
News content from many national and international newspapers, newswires and selected news magazines.

Includes: the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, USA Today, the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post, and the Guardian (U.K.).
Access: Off Campus Access is available for: UNC-Chapel Hill students, faculty, and staff; UNC Hospitals employees; UNC-Chapel Hill affiliated AHEC users.