World News Connection information page

Dates of Coverage: latest two years
Continues: Index to Foreign Broadcast Information Service Daily Reports
Type of Database: Bibliographic and Full-Text
Accessing the Database: World News Connection is available through the library home page Research Tools section "Databases & Article Searching" or directly at http://wnc.fedworld.gov

Description of Database:

WNC is an online search service which provides access to news and information from thousands of non-U.S. media sources as monitored and translated by the Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS). WNC provides local coverage of issues and events in a particular country or region. Regional categories covered include: Central Eurasia, East Asia, Near East and South Asia, China, East Europe, West Europe, Latin America and Sub-Saharan Africa. WNC offers access to the latest two years worth of full text and summaries of newspaper articles, speeches, TV and radio broadcasts, books and reports. The information is generally available within 48-72 hours from the time of the original publication or broadcast. WNC is a service from the National Technical Information Service and is only accessible via the World Wide Web (http://wnc.fedworld.gov), Yale IP addresses only.

For more information on using World News Connection, read the Guide to Searching World News Connection

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