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Journalism and Communications: Specialist resources

Resources on Journalism, Sports Journalism, Communications and Media, and PR related programmes

Digital UK newspapers through the library

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Digital access to many UK newspapers; broadsheets, tabloids and regional news sources some of which from the 1980s.  

The Good

  • See how articles are composed 
  • Compare how stories are reported 
  • Generous archive

The Bad

  • Only displays the raw text and data. No photographs and images.

Access to content from the Financial Times

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Financial Times

This is available via the ABI Inform business database with full text access to content 1996. Current content is delayed by 1 month. Articles do not include images.

Searching and using UK newspapers (video guide)

Vogue

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British Vogue

An archive of print copies going back over 60 years. Visit the collection in FCH library to see fashions, advertisements and designs of the past.

American Vogue

Access to a full archive online, searchable by designer, brand, photographer and more.

Industry content and marketing intelligence

Stats and trends across the publishing industry, but also technologies and reports (eg social media tools and influencers).

Market research reports and industry data

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Industry reports

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A diverse range of specialist reports national, international and global around industries or sectors. The UK focused ones include:

As well as a diverse range of online retail distribution reports for particular sectors and goods.