Communication & Popular Culture Databases with Journal, Magazine & Newspaper Articles

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ASAP - Expanded Academic ASAP InfoTrac

Includes more than 3,500 indexed and full-text titles - of which 2,100 are peer-reviewed - in all disciplines.

Academic Search Complete EBSCO (Help Guide: PDF | Text)

Provides a comprehensive scholarly, multi-disciplinary full-text database, with more than 7,000 full-text periodicals - of which 6,000 are peer-reviewed journals - in all disciplines.

Chicago Tribune via ProQuest

Provides searchable full-text of Chicago Tribune from 1985 to the present including book, movie, dance, and arts reviews.

Communications and Mass Media Complete via EBSCO

Includes more than 380 full-text journals in communication, mass media, and other closely-related fields of study encompassing the breadth of the communication discipline.

LexisNexis Academic (News Help Guide: PDF | Text)

Includes more than 32,000 full-text sources including international news, company news, financial information, transcripts of major TV and radio programs, market research, industry reports, and legal information such as case law, statutes, and regulations.

NewsBank Newspapers

Includes full text of local, regional, and national U.S. newspapers covering companies, politics, sports, industries, cultural activities, and people in their communities.

SocINDEX FullText EBSCO (Help Guide: PDF | Text)

Provides more than 777 full-text titles including "core" sociology peer-reviewed journals.