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Current Newspapers

Search a database of current newspapers ranging from major US papers to daily regional papers. Powered by ProQuest.

Black Newspapers

Search across the following newspapers:

  • Afro-American [Baltimore, Md.] [2003 - present]
  • Afro-American Red Star (Washington, D.C.) [2006-present]
  • Call & Post (Columbus, Ohio) [2009 - present]
  • Chicago Defender [1999 - present]
  • Los Angeles Sentinel [2003 - present]
  • Michigan Chronicle [2006 -present]
  • Milwaukee Courier [2010 - present]
  • Muslim Journal (Chicago, IL) [2016 - present]
  • New York Amsterdam News [1993-present]
  • Washington Informer [1979-1988 ; 1992-present]

Accessible in all Pratt Library locations, or from home with your library card.

Digital Microfilm

Search digital microfilm versions of the New York Times, Baltimore Sun, Washington Post, and Wall Street Journal ranging from 2008 to present day.

Accessible in all Pratt Library locations, or from home with your library card.

Newspapers.com

Dating from the early 1700s into the 2000s, Newspapers.com Library Edition contains full runs and portions of runs of well-known, regional and state titles to small local newspapers in the United States and other countries. International papers include the United States, Canada, United Kingdom & Ireland, Australia, and Panama.

Accessible in all Pratt Library locations, or from home with your library card.

U.S. Newsstream

Search across the following newspapers:

  • Baltimore Sun [1990-present]
  • Chicago Tribune [1996-present]
  • Los Angeles Times [1996-present]
  • New York Times [1980-present]
  • Washington Post [2008-present]

Accessible in all Pratt Library locations, or from home with your library card.