Subject Guides: Company Research: News and Other Articles

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Why articles?

Articles from newspapers, trade journals and other secondary sources are important sources of information when researching companies. Companies like to present themselves in the best light possible; secondary sources can help you get a more objective perspective.

Databases for News and Journal Articles

Factiva This link opens in a new window
A major source of newspapers, web news, and industry news, containing 28,000 sources from over 200 countries in 23 languages. Includes Wall Street Journal television transcripts and newswires. Includes company profiles.
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ABI/Inform (Business and Management) This link opens in a new window
Contains bibliographic citations, abstracts, and full text of articles appearing in international business and management publications, academic journals, and trade magazines published worldwide.
Business Source Premier This link opens in a new window
Major business resource that provides access to scholarly and peer-reviewed articles from all disciplines of business, including marketing, management, accounting, banking, finance and industry information, in addition to market research reports. Articles, many of which are full-text, are from thousands of scholarly business journals.
Nexis Uni This link opens in a new window
An excellent source of up-to-date news, business and legal information. News stories date back to the late 1970s. U.S. and international sources are available for most content areas.
PressReader This link opens in a new window
Most recent 2 months of over 400 U.S. and international newspapers, many in foreign languages. All newspapers are in their entirety and are available on the day they are published.
Formerly NewspaperDirect PressDisplay.

Newspapers and Magazines

Economist.com This link opens in a new window
Authoritative weekly newspaper focusing on international politics and business news and opinion.
Financial Times This link opens in a new window
The latest UK and international business, finance, economic and political news, commentary and analysis from the Financial Times.
** Registration required. Only current students, faculty, and staff are eligible to register for and access FT.com **
New York Times (website access) This link opens in a new window
First time users: Follow the instructions in the library's account registration FAQ and complete registration using your AU email address. If you have an existing paid NYT subscription, you must cancel it before linking it to the library's subscription.
Access to the website of the New York Times - one of the world's leading newspapers.
Click the Log In button and sign in to access full news content 1981-present.

Historic News Databases

Listed from Business-centric to general and thematic.

Wall Street Journal - Historical This link opens in a new window
The digitized version of the complete Wall Street Journal, with global coverage of business and financial news, starting from 1889. Coverage through 2011. For more recent and current coverage, please find the Wall Street Journal in our list of databases.
Economist Historical Archive 1843-2020 This link opens in a new window
Digitized version of the complete British weekly news magazine from inception in 1843 to 2020. The Economic Financial indicator tables from May 1983 to December 2020 are available for exporting into a spreadsheet format.
Financial Times Historical Archive 1888-2016 This link opens in a new window
The Financial Times provides international business, finance, economic and political news, commentary and analysis. This archive is a complete, fully searchable facsimile edition of the FT. It offers the complete run of the London edition of the newspaper, from its first issue to the end of 2016.
New York Times - Historical This link opens in a new window
Access to the New York Times from 1851 to 2017.
Washington Post - Historical This link opens in a new window
Access to the Washington Post from 1877 through 2004.
Chicago Tribune - Historical This link opens in a new window
A digitized version of the complete Chicago Tribune newspaper starting from 1849 to 1990.
Atlanta Constitution - Historical This link opens in a new window
A digitized version of the complete Atlanta Constitution newspaper starting in 1868 and running to 1945. Every year three additional years of content will be added.
Los Angeles Times - Historical This link opens in a new window
Access to the Los Angeles times from 1881 through 2012.
African American Newspapers (1827-1998) This link opens in a new window
Covers 270 newspapers from every region of the United States, including 7 from Washington DC.
Chicago Defender (1910-2010) This link opens in a new window
A digitized version of a leading African American newspaper, with more than two-thirds of its readership outside Chicago. This database contains the complete run of the Chicago Defender from 1910 to 2010.