Research Guides: Journalism and Communication: Finding Articles

Finding Articles

Once you've picked a topic, the following databases will help you find relevant academic and popular articles to assist you in your research.

Academic Search Premier
Multi-disciplinary database providing indexing, abstracts, and selected full text for peer reviewed/scholarly articles, magazines, trade publications, and newspapers in all fields.
Business Source Complete
Provides coverage of periodicals and journals in advertising, marketing, and public relations.
Communication & Mass Media Complete
Indexes over 500 mass media journals and offers the full text of about 230 of these.
Factiva
International business and general publications including the Wall Street Journal and New York Times.
CQ Researcher
Reports, summaries, and pro/con views on a range of current issues,1923-present
DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals
A directory of free on-line journals in media and communications.
Entertainment Industry Magazine Archive
Indexes the core U.S. and U.K. magazines in film, television, music, and theater.

Core US and UK trade magazines covering film, music, broadcasting and theater are all included, together with film fan magazines and music press titles. Magazines have been scanned cover-to-cover in high-resolution color, with granular indexing of all articles, covers, ads and reviews.
Ethnic NewsWatch
Contains the complete text of articles, editorials, and reviews published in approximately 200 ethnic and minority newspapers, magazines, and journals published in the U.S.

Searchable in both English and Spanish.
Sociological Abstracts
Provides indexing for over 1500 periodicals in the social sciences.
JSTOR
Online archive of peer reviewed/scholarly journals in all disciplines.
Newspaper Source
Provides full text coverage of more than 340 regional, national and international newspapers. Includes full-text television and radio news transcripts from CBS News, CNN, CNN International, FOX News, NPR, etc.
Vogue Archive
Contains the entire run of Vogue magazine (US edition), from the first issue in 1892 to the current month, reproduced in high-resolution color page images.