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Newspapers, Magazines and Current Events

Loyola provides access to a variety of news and current events resources, from current subscriptions to archives of historical newspapers and magazines.

Loyola offers free website access for the Chicago Tribune, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Washington Post! See the box below for more information about signing up for your free profiles.

Website and Mobile App Access: Chicago Tribune, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Washington Post

Chicago Tribune
Includes access to the website and current news updates. Group subscribers are currently unable to access the publication through the mobile application.
New York Times Website
Complete access to the New York Times online edition (nytimes.com) from 1980 through the present. Users must create an account using their LUC email, to gain access to nytimes.com from any web browser or smart phone app, on or off campus, with no monthly limits on article access. This resource is limited to current students, faculty, and staff. Note: HSL students/faculty/staff need to sign up via http://accessnyt.com

For new accounts and renewals click -
https://go.openathens.net/redirector/luc.edu?url=https://ezmyaccount.nytimes.com/grouppass/redir

Note: HSL students/faculty/staff need to sign up via http://accessnyt.com

First time users, use this link to set up your NYT account.

Wall Street Journal
Full-text news articles covering business, economics, and finances. Coverage: 1984 - present. Users must register to access resource. Every 180 days users must refresh (or click through the Libraries’ link again). Please register here: WSJ.com/LUC before attempting to access this resource.
Washington Post (website)
Unlimited access to WashingtonPost.com content. First time users need to create an account from https://www.washingtonpost.com. Click Sign In, then click Sign Up. Enter your LUC email address and agree to the terms of service. Once an account is established, verify the associated email address under Account Access to officially obtain free access.

Newspaper Images

Focus on Alternative News Sources

Alternative Press Index Archive
Full-text bibliographic containing journal, newspaper, and magazine articles from alternative, radical, and left sources with focus on socialism and revolution, ecology, democracy and anarchism, feminism and organized labor, indigenous peoples, and gays/lesbians. Coverage: 1969 - 1990.

AlterNet
Produced by the Independent Media Institute, a nonprofit organization that focuses on promoting, and providing suport for, alternative news sources.

Online Newspaper Directories

Chronicling America (Library of Congress) -- Search Newspaper Directory
Search or brose the directory of newspapers published in a particular place and time. Use keywords to locate specific titles and subjects.
Gale Database of Publications and Broadcast Media
Provides information on some 52,000 publications and over 12,400 radio and television stations and cable TV companies. (Unavailable at this time. 10/14/2010)
Illinois Newspaper Directory
The Illinois Newspaper Project (INP) is an initiative of the History, Philosophy, and Newspaper Library (HPNL) and the Preservation Services Unit at the University of Illinois Library.

Print Newspaper Directories

Bacon’s Newspaper Directory
Call Number: Lewis Ready Reference HD 59 .B32

A directory of daily and weekly newspapers news services syndicates.