Database of the Month: World News Digest

WND

World News Digest is a domestic and international news database covering major political, social, and economic events since November 1940. On top of getting quick updates about topics in the news, this database gives the ability to search for news by topic, decade or country and to find facts and statistics by exploring the tabs across the top of the page. Researchers can create a chronology of a specific issue and follow a story back in time to understand its importance.

The Infobase Learning section at the bottom of the page provides:

  • Presidential Elections information from 1940 to 2012.
  • Historical Documents
  • Editorial Cartoons
  • Featured Biographies
  • Obituaries
  • Newspaper Editorials
  • Facts & Statistics
  • Country studies

World News Digest is updated twice weekly and includes a searchable hourly news feed. All documents have a how to cite area and also a record URL which can be linked to for classroom presentations or course assignments.