Use this to assist you with completing your assignments for GER 3441/5410: Revisiting Socialism: The Case of GDR
Tips for finding news
- To find or browse for articles from a specific newspaper or news magazine, first search by title of the newspaper or magazine in the UMN Library Catalog. If you can't find it there, search Libraries Search or in one of the news databases below.
- For articles on a particular topic or person, use Libraries Search or in one of the news databases below.
- For German, don't forget umlauts. "uber" will not bring up "über" in some databases. For "ß," use "ss"
- If you can't find an article online, make an article request via interlibrary loan/digital delivery.
Historical news sources
- DDR PresseFrom the Staatsbibliothek Berlin, digital access to the newspapers Neues Deutschland (1946-1990), Berliner Zeitung (1945-1993), and Neue Zeit (1945-1994). To access, you need to register using your UMN gmail or ORCID.
- Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS) Daily Reports This link opens in a new windowFBIS Daily Reports issued by the U.S. Government. Translations of broadcasts, news agency transmissions, newspapers, periodicals, and government statements from nations around the world from 1941 to 1996.
- Neues Deutschland (micofilm)Located in Wilson Library (basement level). Click on link for specific years held.
- ProQuest Historical NewspapersSearch old editions major U.S. newspapers and the Times of India. Papers include the Chicago Tribune, Los Angeles Times, New York Times, and the Minneapolis Star Tribune. Other titles include the Atlanta Daily World, Chicago Defender, Christian Science Monitor, Jewish Advocate, the Jewish Exponent, Los Angeles Sentinel, the New York Amsterdam News, Pittsburgh Courier, South China Morning Post, Wall Street Journal, and Washington Post.
- Der Spiegel (1947-1 year ago)Archive of articles from 1947 to 1 year.. Can search and browse articles.
- ZEFYS Zeitungsinformationssystem (Staatsbibliothek Berlin)Digital images of newspapers from German-speaking Europe. Includes links to news other resources and databases. Browsing and searching available.
- Die Zeit OnlineArchive of articles from 1946 onwards. Can search and browse articles.
Current and recent news databases
- Access World NewsFull-text news from over 9,000 news sources in the U.S. and international newspapers, major wire services, and hundreds of local broadcasting outlets and blogs. There are over 100 Minnesota sources. Mostly English language news coverage with some 200 titles in Spanish, French, Afrikaans and other languages.
- FactivaSearch millions of newspapers, business magazines, and newswires with international and foreign language coverage with all editions of the Wall Street Journal. Financial information for publicly traded companies, stocks, funds, currencies, and common market indexes. Limited to 7 simultaneous users.
- News Sources (Libraries Search) This link opens in a new windowSearch for articles in newspapers, magazines, broadcast transcripts, and newswire feeds across a variety of library databases.
- International Newsstream This link opens in a new windowInternational news from newspapers, newswires, transcripts, and digital-only news sites in full-text format. Over 800 of the world's top news sources.
- World News ConnectionA service bringing news from around the world, translated into English, between 1995 and 2013. The information is obtained from newspaper articles, television and radio broadcasts, online sources, conference proceedings, periodicals, and non-classified reports.
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