Publication discovery
Find the outlet, confirm it is active, then inspect ownership
A maintained newspaper directory should help reporters discover coverage while showing when a listing was last checked.
On this page
Research starting points
Current and historic newspapers
Library of Congress newspaper collections provide catalog and digitized-newspaper entry points.
Historical U.S. pages
Chronicling America contains digitized historic newspapers and directory data.
Archived sites
Wayback Machine can recover previous outlet pages and ownership statements.
Local context
State library catalogs, press associations and public-media networks help identify regional coverage.
Listing standard
- Open the publication and confirm recent original reporting.
- Record geographic coverage, language, ownership and access model.
- Distinguish a newspaper from an aggregator, newsletter or abandoned domain.
- Review links on a schedule and remove or annotate changed destinations.
Sources
- Library of Congress newspaper collectionsloc.gov · accessed September 23, 2026
- Wayback Machineweb.archive.org · accessed September 23, 2026