MGT 166: Corporate Social Responsibility: News Sources

Top Resources for Company News

These inks below are the most broadly-useful databases that cover all kinds of international and U.S. public and private companies.

Business Source Complete
Dates of coverage vary, some journals back to early 20th century. Abstracts and full text in virtually all subject areas related to Business, Management and Finance. Journal and magazine articles; also books, industry reports, company profiles, SWOT analysis, much more
Nexis Uni
Nexis Uni contains thousands of full-text sources including newspapers, wires, transcripts, newsletters, magazines, trade journals; also industry news, company information, law reviews, court decisions, statutes. Coverage dates vary. International and U.S. sources. (Previously called Lexis Nexis Academic).
Gale Business Insights
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GBI is a great first-stop for business and management information. It includes information on companies and industries from business and trade journals, academic journals, industry reports, newspapers, newsletters, and classic business reference sources. Search on a company name. In the search results, click on individual companies to open well-organized company profiles.
Factiva
Factiva.com provides access to over 16,000 global sources including: * 1,000+ Global and local newspapers * 3,000+ Journals and magazines * 30,000+ Company Reports. Factiva.com delivers content in 27 languages, from Arabic to Vietnamese.
Scroll down on the landing page to the Newsstand: US section for the latest content of Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Los Angeles Times, New York Times, Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, Barron's & more.

General News Sources

Major English-language Newspaper Sources

Below are the quick links to commonly-requested news sources,

US Major Dailies
U.S. Major Dailies provides access to current content and significant archives dating back to the 1980s for five of the nation’s most respected national and regional newspapers, including The New York Times, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, and The Wall Street Journal, in full-text format.

The Economist
Offers authoritative insight and opinion on international news, politics, business, finance, science and technology.
Financial Times (minus current 30 days)
Newsbank platform covers 1982-present (minus current 30 days) is great for research queries. Historical coverage (1888-2010) is in a different database. Remember: for the online app and up-to-the day current coverage, sign up via https://ft.com/UCSD.
NYTimes.com
Go here to get access to the campus subscription to New York Times.
WSJ.com
The Wall Street Journal now available from their website for all UCSD students and employees with single sign-on authentication.

Need More?

Looking for your hometown or regional newspaper? Or for an international paper in a region you want to workk? A specialty paper?

If you are looking for a favorite and don't see it at the top resources listed in this section, or you don't know what paper you should be looking at, try browsing among these below.

Access World News
Dates vary, but some historical coverage as far back as 1690. More than 5000 sources worldwide, including nearly 1500 in the U.S. Many historical newspapers are in digitized image form. Largely newspapers, with newswires, transcripts, newsletters, magazines, videos.
Alt-PressWatch
Full text database of newspapers, magazines and journals of the alternative and independent press. Provides a valuable new source of coverage, viewpoints and perspectives to complement and challenge the coverage of the mainstream media.
Ethnic NewsWatch
1960-present. Full text U.S. ethnic community newspapers, newsletters, magazines. Includes African-American, Arab/Middle Eastern, Asian-Pacific, European-American, Hispanic, Jewish, Native-American. Searchable in English and Spanish.
GenderWatch
A full text database of publications that focus on the impact of gender across a broad spectrum of subject areas. 1970s-present.
Newsbank: America's Newspapers
Dates vary. Now part of Access World News. Full-text content of more than 650 U.S. newspapers (116 in California). Local and regional news, including community events, schools, politics and government,local companies and people.
Newspaper Source
Provides cover-to-cover full text for several U.S. & international newspapers, with selective full text for many more. Also includes television & radio news transcripts from major networks. Coverage dates vary. Updated daily.

Regional News Sources

Use these to keep up with news of the area. Regional business journalism often covers companies, executives and industry conditions in depth, so they are great resources to check for interview prep, too.

Southern CA region:

San Diego Union Tribune
covers Union-Tribune from 1984-present as full text (but no images). For page images from 2018-present use this link.
Los Angeles Times
Custom combined full-runs search of three ProQuest versions of Los Angeles Times.
San Diego Business Journal
Latest articles in SDBJ.
Orange County Business Journal
Latest articles from OCBJ.
Los Angeles Business Journal
Latest articles from LABJ.
Daily News (Los Angeles)
Latest articles from LADN.
San Fernando Business Journal
Business news tailored to the the southern CA communities of the San Fernando, Conejo, Santa Clarita, Simi and Antelope valleys.

Other CA & Western Region Business Publications in Our Collections:

San Francisco Business Times
The full text contents are include Factiva and Westlaw Campus. The link above is for Factiva (you may have to re-load the link after you login). Westlaw Campus version, use path: Home > News > CA.
San Francisco Chronicle Collection (Newsbank)
Two searchable databases comprising the complete San Francisco Chronicle, Northern California's largest circulation newspaper (1985-current, text only; 2017-current, page images).
Sacramento Business Journal
The full text contents are include Factiva and Westlaw Campus. The link above is for Factiva (you may have to re-load the link after you login). Westlaw Campus version, use path: Home > News > CA.
Silicon Valley Business Journal
The full text contents are include Factiva and Westlaw Campus. The link above is for Factiva (you may have to re-load the link after you login). Westlaw Campus version, use path: Home > News > CA.

Business News Americas
Covers news of Latin America, including our cross-border region. In Spanish and English.
Regional Business News
This database covers more than 80 business journals, newspapers, and newswires covering metropolitan and rural areas within the United States. Can be searched separately or simultaneously with Business Source Complete (national and international coverage) by using the 'Choose Databases' option from the main search screen.

Bizjournals (coming soon!)
[Link works, but our access isn't turned on yet; coming soon!]. The Bizjournals platform specializes in metropolitan business news coverage across 44 U.S. geographies, including Los Angeles, Silicon Valley, Sacramento and San Francisco. Typical contents include articles on businesses and regional economies, events, and the annual Books of Lists culled from weekly compilations of top organizations in a metro area. This resource is great for studying competitors/partners or job-seeking. Quick Links:
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- San Francisco Book of Lists
- Silicon Valley Book of Lists
Note: Southern CA business news for San Diego, Orange County and additional Los Angeles regional titles are covered on other platforms. See this guide for those direct links.

Native-language News Sources

Non-English Language Newspaper Sources

We have many countries' major newspapers on our collection, and our Library has a strength in Pacific Rim native-language news sources. Check these guides below for more details on your region of interest.

Access World News Covers 5000+ sources from more than 200 countries, covering major news publications and news services in English- and non-English languages.
Factiva
Provides access to over 1000 global and local newspapers, 3000 journals and magazines, in 22 languages.You can limit your search to newspapers by world region and country.
Chinese News Sources Guide
Latin American Newspapers
Listing of Latin American newspapers, by country. Compiled by Zona Latina.
Japanese Newspapers

Business News Americas
Industry and company news and reports covering technology, telecom, electric power, oil and gas, mining, infrastructure, banking, insurance, water, and privatization sectors across Latin America. Enter your @ucsd.edu domain email to initiate access and establish your ongoing platform customization. Check your spam folder/filter for initial "magic link" message. Restricted to UCSD email addresses.