Finding International Company Information in Newspapers and News Media Newspapers and broadcast news are very current sources of information on your company. Local papers, business journals and television news transcripts can be an especially helpful resource for finding small or private business information.To find newspaper articles on your company, you should consult an index. A newspaper index will provide you with a list of articles published on your company. Indexes are available in print and electronically. Every index includes different newspapers and varies in the years it covers each title. Indexes are searched differently, so it is imperative that you know how to retrieve the information you need from each of them. Consult the tutorials on an electronic index before using it in order to save time and maximize your research efforts.
Full-Text NewsLexis/Nexis Academic Universe
Academic Universe is a full-text news/legal database. Click below to enter a tutorial on finding news on your company.
Academic Universe TutorialSIRS Researcher Full text database especially useful for corporate social responsibility issues
NewsBank
NewsBank is a full-text newspaper database available on CD-ROM and in microfiche. Ask a librarian about the availability of NewsBank in your local academic or public library.
Newspaper IndexesNewspaper Abstracts
Newspaper Abstracts indexes 1200 newspapers beginning in 1989.
Newspaper Abstracts Help (PDF File)Business Infotrac. Indexes business news and news magazines, including the Wall Street Journal
Other OhioLINK Indexes for Company Information.
If your company specializes in health, science, technology, engineering or many other fields, you should consult a specialized periodical index. Consult the list of OhioLINK indexes above and your local library for suggested resources.
Print Newspaper Indexes
Print indexes are helpful for finding articles published before electronic indexes were published (usually the mid to late 1980's). Indexes for individual newspapers are useful when you know you want an article specifically from that publication.
News on the World Wide WebOnline News
These resources provide up-to-the-minute news on business. Most will allow you to search by company name. These sources are generally global in their coverage, however, for more in-depth international business news see MSU-Ciber's Regional or Country Specific Information for a listing of relevant newspapers and wire services.CNNfn
Nasdaq Newsroom
MSNBC
Wall Street Research NetworkLinks to Newspapers
These "meta" sites provide lists of links to newspapers on the World Wide Web.Guide to Online Newspapers Around the World
Newspapers Online
Ultimate Collection of Newslinks
Electronic Newstand
Publist Searchable by title or subject with web addresses for publications available online.Newswire Services
Newswire services provide news stories to local newspapers. They are not associated with a specific publication and tend to cover topics of national or international interest.Business Wire
PR Newswire
Reuters NewsBusiness Newspapers and News Magazines
Some of these newspapers and news magazines have only the most current issues of the publication available full-text, while others have back issues, as well.Access Business Online
Advertising Age
American City Business Journal
Business Traveler
Business Week
Business-to-Business
Entrepreneur
Financial Times
Forbes
Fortune
Inc.
Kiplinger's
Money
Small Business Journal
Smart Money
Success Magazine
Upside
Transcripts of News Media
Television and radio are an excellent source of company information. Use the following resources to obtain transcripts of programs that cover your company.
Broadcast News CD-ROM covers ABC, CNN, NPR, and PBS news programs.
Nightly Business Report
Finding Articles in Your Library
If your article is not available full-text in Academic Universe or NewsBank, then you need to locate the journal or magazine in your library. (For details on full-text articles in the above databases, return to the Using Academic Universe tutorial.)
Enter the Finding Articles in Your Library tutorial for help navigating your library's catalog to find the articles you need.
If you already know that the newspaper you need is neither available full-text nor held by your library, ask a librarian to help you borrow the article from another institution.