Research guides: Newspapers: International

General international newspaper databases

Search international news, or look up your international newspaper titles with one of these databases.

ProQuest International Newsstream
International, with a strong American focus.
English language publications only.

Factiva
Many languages.
Strong on business content.

BBC Monitoring

English or English translations of news media from around the world, produced by the British Broadcasting Corporation.

BBC Monitoring online
Via ProQuest International Newsstand.
BBC Monitoring online
Via Factiva, from July 1998 depending on the region.
BBC Monitoring in print
Summary of world broadcasts. Part 1: The USSR. DK266 .A2 B7
Summary of world broadcasts. Part 1: The USSR. Weekly supplement. DK266 .A2 B72
Summary of world broadcasts. Part 2: Eastern Europe. D839 .B75214
Summary of world broadcasts. Part 2: Eastern Europe. Weekly supplement. D839 .B752142
Summary of world broadcasts. Part 3: The Far East. DS501 .B7
Summary of world broadcasts. Part 3: The Far East. Weekly supplement. DS501 .B72

World News Connection / FBIS (historical)

Summaries of newspaper articles, conference proceedings, radio and television broadcasts, and periodicals from around the world in English, or translated into English, published by the United States Foreign Broadcast Information Service from information provided by the National Technical Information Service. This service ceased at the end of 2013.

World News Connection
Full-text. English, or translated into English. Produced by the U.S. National Technical Information Service. Contains full text summaries of newspaper articles, conference proceedings, radio and television broadcasts, and periodicals from around the world. Continues the Foreign Broadcast Information System Daily Reports (FBIS), available in print on the Red Apex on the 10th floor Robarts Library. See details below. Coverage up to December 30, 2013. The database will no longer be updated: http://www.ntis.gov/products/wnc.aspx

Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS) Daily Reports (1941-1996)

Other sources for historical international newspapers

Google News Archive
ICON: International Coalition on Newspapers Newspaper Digitization Projects
NewspaperCat Catalog of Digital Historical Newspapers
World Newspaper Archive
Largely American, with some Latin American, African and South Asian material. Click on the "Newspaper Titles" tab for details.
Wikipedia: List of online newspaper archives
Paper of Record
Particularly strong on Canadian and Mexican titles, with scattered titles from other Latin American and European countries, as well as the United States. Largely 19th century and early 20th century content.
On Microform
UTL holds a large collection of back issues of Canadian and International newspapers on microfilm in the Media Commons Microtext Section on the 3rd floor of Robarts library.

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