Research Guides: Political Science Databases: News, Polling Resources, and Speeches

News, Polling Resources and Speeches

Gallup Analytics This link opens in a new window
This web-based tool allows users to access and analyze aggregate level data from US and Global polling efforts. Access to this resource will expire in November 2024.
Please note: To access this resource off-campus, you will need to be connected to the Charlotte VPN.
International Newsstream This link opens in a new window
Provides the most recent news content from outside of the U.S. and Canada. Features newspapers, newswires, transcripts, and digital-only news sites in full-text format.
iPOLL Databank This link opens in a new window
The most comprehensive, up-to-date resource for US public opinion poll data.

LAPOP: Latin American Public Opinion Project
Unrestricted world-wide access to the AmericasBarometer surveys (2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, and 2014)

Nexis Uni (formerly LexisNexis Academic) This link opens in a new window
Source for legal research, business, news, etc. Search across global news sources, access federal and state legal cases, find company information, and more
NewsBank This link opens in a new window
Full-text newspaper articles covering international, national, and local news. Includes the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Chicago Tribune, Christian Science Monitor, Charlotte Observer, and many others.
Newspaper Source Plus This link opens in a new window
Provides cover-to-cover full text for 149 national & international newspapers,, including The New York Times, The Boston Globe, San Francisco Chronicle, The Christian Science Monitor, USA Today, The Washington Post, The Washington Times, The Times (London), and more. Also includes television and radio news transcripts from CBS News, CNN, CNN International, FOX News, National Public Radio (NPR), etc.
US Newsstream This link opens in a new window
Provides access to newspapers, news websites, and blogs from leading publishers throughout the world.
Times Digital Archive This link opens in a new window
Historical newspaper archive with full-text coverage of the Times from 1785 to 2013. Supports research across multiple disciplines including business, humanities, political science, and philosophy with coverage of all major international historical events.
Vital Speeches of the Day This link opens in a new window
Full-text of speeches on a wide-range of political topics dating from 1934 to the present.

Online Newspapers
International, national and local newspapers available online. Free or open source.

World News Connection Archive, 1995-2013 This link opens in a new window
A comprehensive database collection of World News Connection's daily updates produced from 1995 to 2013, featuring 500 translated news sources from over 130 countries. The database includes full-text access to newspaper articles, transcripts and datelines that cover environmental issues, political reports, socioeconomic editorials and more.

U.S. Newspapers

New York Times (1980 - Present) This link opens in a new window
Major resource for national and international news and current events, provided by Nexis Uni. In the guided search, choose "A Publication", then your search term(s), then choose "New York Times" in the "Find Publication" box.
Washington Post This link opens in a new window
Full text of The Washington Post newspaper from Dec 4, 1996 - present