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World War II - Historical American Newspapers: Information about Newspapers

Do a Google Search

Do a Google search on the title and publishing location of the newspaper:

Basic Facts about Newspapers

Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers
Contains the US Newspaper Directory, which offers basic information about newspapers. Consult for regional and small town newspapers.

Dictionaries and Encyclopedias

A Dictionary of Journalism by Tony Harcup
ISBN: 9780199646241
Publication Date: 2014
Covers over 1,400 wide-ranging entries on the terms that are likely to be encountered by students of the subject, including entries for major newspapers

Credo Reference
Online reference library providing access to a large number of encyclopedias, dictionaries, thesauri and other reference books, including Who's Who, and Who Was Who.