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Current newspapers
Oftentimes, the only information available about a case is in news articles. This is generally true when the case has not yet been decided or when the case takes place at the trial court level. Try some of the sources below for news articles:
- Boston Globe This link opens in a new windowMassachusetts' newspaper of record, 1980-present. Recent content is fully digitized from Jan 1, 2008 (Vol. 273) - present (delayed 3 months).
Users must limit their search to "full text" on the left side of the screen to make sure they only get results that include the Full Text. Without the limiter, the "abstracts" will be indexed as well.Available on campus to all, or off-campus to UMass Amherst students, staff and faculty with an UMass Amherst IT NetID (user name) and password. - Access World Research Collection This link opens in a new windowThousands of U.S. and global news sources, including printed and online newspapers, blogs, journals, newswires, broadcast transcripts and videos.Available on campus to all, or off-campus to UMass Amherst students, staff and faculty with an UMass Amherst IT NetID (user name) and password.
- State House News Service This link opens in a new windowWire service for Massachusetts state government news.Available on campus to all, or off-campus to UMass Amherst students, staff and faculty with an UMass Amherst IT NetID (user name) and password.
- Western Massachusetts Newspapers This link opens in a new windowTen newspapers from Western Massachusetts, including the Daily Hampshire Gazette, Amherst Bulletin, The Republican and the Valley Advocate.Available on campus to all, or off-campus to UMass Amherst students, staff and faculty with an UMass Amherst IT NetID (user name) and password.
- Alt-Press Watch This link opens in a new windowSeveral hundred U.S. alternative newsweeklies, covering issues like the environment, labor, public policy, and the peace movement, 1970-present.Available on campus to all, or off-campus to UMass Amherst students, staff and faculty with an UMass Amherst IT NetID (user name) and password.
- New York Times Online This link opens in a new windowNYTimes.com Academic Pass users have access to the New York Times from 1851 to present, plus all multimedia, and to the NYT smartphone app.Available on campus to all, or off-campus to UMass Amherst students, staff and faculty with an UMass Amherst IT NetID (user name) and password.
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- All online newspapers at UMassA list of newspapers and newspaper databases subscribed by the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
Historical newspapers
- Historical Newspaper: Boston Globe This link opens in a new windowThe entire Boston Globe, searchable, in image files, 1872-1985.Available on campus to all, or off-campus to UMass Amherst students, staff and faculty with an UMass Amherst IT NetID (user name) and password.
- Historical Newspaper: New York Times This link opens in a new windowThe entire New York Times, searchable, in image files, from 1851 to three behind current year.Available on campus to all, or off-campus to UMass Amherst students, staff and faculty with an UMass Amherst IT NetID (user name) and password.
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