U.S. Major Dailies

U.S. Major Dailies provides access to the five most respected U.S. national and regional newspapers: The New York Times, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, and the Wall Street Journal.

• Chicago Tribune (1849-present) - keeping readers informed of the latest news from the Chicago area, the nation and the world every day. The Tribune has a reputation for investigative and public service journalism, earning 24 Pulitzer Prizes since 1932.
• Los Angeles Times (1881-present) - the perspective of the American West, lauded for its coverage of immigration, entertainment, and environmental issues.
• The New York Times (1851-present) - the paper of record in the U.S., best known for its analysis of news, issues and social changes.
• Wall Street Journal (1889-present) - the single most authoritative source of global and national business reporting.
• Washington Post (1877-present) - has distinguished itself through its reporting on international politics and policy, security and all facets of the U.S. government.

With print and online editions, the titles offer researchers historic and current coverage of local, regional, and global events with journalistic balance and perspective. ProQuest offers the U.S. Major Dailies in three different ways: ProQuest Historical Newspapers, ProQuest Recent Newspapers, and Global Newsstream. 

ProQuest Historical Newspapers

Every issue of each title includes the complete paper, cover-to-cover, with full-page and article images in easily downloadable PDF format. Researchers can study the progression of issues over time through these historical newspaper pages, including articles, photos, advertisements, classified ads, obituaries, editorial cartoons, and so much more. 

ProQuest Recent Newspapers

Coverage for Recent Newspapers begins in 2008 and goes through the most recent month. Over the course of 2022, we will improve content currency to within one week for most titles. Some exclusions apply.

Global Newsstream

The content is available by 8 AM U.S. Eastern time each day and provides archives stretching as far back as 1980. All titles are cross searchable on the ProQuest platform.