Current News (NU only)
Below is a selection of widely-requested news sources. For more complete information about what the library has, search our collections using Scholar OneSearch.
The Boston Public Library provides access to several national and international newspapers and news databases, including the Boston Globe and Boston Herald online. You'll need a BPL card (available to anyone who lives, works or attends school in Massachusetts) in order to access these materials.
The San Francisco Public Library provides access to national and international newspapers and news databases, including the San Fransisco Chronicle. You will need a SFPL card (available to any resident of California) in order to access these materials digitally, or you can physically go to the Magazine and Newspaper Center on the fifth floor of the main SFPL library, right by Civic Center Bart.
= you will need a current Northeastern login or email address for this service.
- Access World News Research Collection (Newsbank) This link opens in a new windowOur largest general news source, with current and complete newspapers, magazines, wire services from around the world. Backfiles sometimes go back to the 1980s. Text only.
- AtlanticThe Atlantic covers a broad range of topics including politics, society, the arts, and culture. The site includes content from 1857 to the present and includes audio, video and podcast extras.
- Boston Business Journal This link opens in a new windowCourtesy of the Northeastern School of Law Library
Boston business news, research, and events. Registration with an @northeastern.edu email address is required. Once registered, users can sign in directly on the Boston Business Journal site. - Boston Globe (link to all Northeastern Library access points) This link opens in a new window
- Chronicle of Higher Education This link opens in a new windowAn independent newspaper and website, with articles, special reports, data, and career opportunities in higher education, especially in the United States.
- Economist This link opens in a new windowWeekly international news and business publication. The online edition features content from 1997 to the present.
- Ethnic NewsWatch (Proquest) This link opens in a new windowInterdisciplinary, bilingual (English and Spanish) full text newspapers, magazines and journals of American ethnic, minority and indigenous communities. Offers additional viewpoints from those proffered by the mainstream press.
- Factiva This link opens in a new windowJointly funded by the University Libraries and the DAmore-McKim School of Business
Includes access to text-only versions of Barron's, the Wall Street Journal, and hundreds of other international newspapers. Factiva is to be used for academic research. Using the content for analytics or text mining is prohibited. Access is limited to 5 users at a time. - Financial TimesLondon-based and international in scope, with extensive business, marketing, economic, political, news and trends worldwide. Also hosts subject-focused newsletters, podcasts, and live conferences. Access to the Financial Times requires registration with a Northeastern or NU London email address.
- Foreign Policy This link opens in a new windowGlobal news magazine providing insights and analysis as well as original reporting.
- GenderWatch (ProQuest) This link opens in a new windowFull articles from women's studies magazines and newsletters (including some that are hard to find in print), as well as some scholarly journals. Some articles go back to the 1970's.
- Los Angeles Times (via Proquest)Full text version of the newspaper.
- MedTech Insight (Citeline)Medtech Insight features articles on medical technologies in surgical, orthopedic, cardiovascular. medical device, diagnostic and biotech sectors. Also includes The Gray Sheet. For access, please click 'Sign In' and use your Northeastern email and password.
- New York Times via NYTimes.com This link opens in a new windowNortheastern offers current and archival access to the New York Times. Please use the link above to register with a Northeastern email address. Once registered, users can log in directly at https://www.nytimes.com or use the New York Times app on a smartphone or device.
- MideastWire This link opens in a new windowA daily country-by-country summary and translation of news from around the Miiddle East region. Covers news sources from all 22 Arab countries, plus Iran and the Arab diaspora, including key political, cultural, economic and opinion pieces.
- New York Review of Books, NYRB This link opens in a new windowThe New York Review of Books is a semi-monthly magazine with articles on literature, culture, economics, science and current affairs.
- PressReader This link opens in a new windowPressReader provides online access to today's newspapers from over 100 countries around the world in over 60 languages in a full-color, full-page format. This is a 90 day archive. PressReader can also be accessed via email registration. Go directly to the home page, click 'Sign In,' then 'Library or Group,' then select Northeastern University from the dropdown menu to create your account.
- Stat+ (Boston Globe Publishing) This link opens in a new windowNews about the biotech, pharmaceutical and life sciences industries, and public policy issues and analysis related to the life sciences and health. US focus, but global in scope. Access requires additional registration on the STAT+ site with a Northeastern email address.
- Wall Street Journal This link opens in a new windowLeading economic, business, finance, and political news, information, commentary and analysis. For historic WSJ content dating back to 1985, please use Factiva (Opens in new window). Individual registration using a Northeastern email address is required.
- Washington PostWashington D.C.'s newspaper, with coverage of the city and region, national events, and coverage of federal government "inside-the-beltway" news. For off-campus access, please create an account and then follow these instructions (Opens in new window) to link our university subscription. Once registered, users can log in directly at www.washingtonpost.com.
- Wire China This link opens in a new windowDigital news magazine dedicated to understanding and chronicling China’s economic rise, and its influence on global business, finance, trade, labor and the environment.