The Area Studies Initiative is the Global Press Archive program’s newest collaborative engagement with academic libraries to support the production of a diverse range of global newspaper archives that align with the collection goals and strategies of librarians from the five major area studies disciplines – African, Asian, Latin American, Middle Eastern, and Slavic.
The hallmarks of the Area Studies Initiative include:
The Area Studies Initiative also supports the Global Press Archive program’s existing goal of creating the most comprehensive and accessible collection of digital newspaper content from around the world.
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Independence Evening Post (OPEN ACCESS) – release date May 2025
Asia | Taipei, Taiwan | in Chinese | 1947–1995
The only pro-Independence Taiwanese newspaper during the period of the Kuomintang regime.
Estoniia (OPEN ACCESS) – release date May 2025
Slavic | Tallinn, Estonia | in Russian | 1991–2001
Successor title to Sovetskaia Estonia, chronicling the early history of independent Estonia.
El Comercio – release date June 2025
Latin America | Lima, Peru | in Spanish | 1839–1928
Deep historic archive of Peru’s newspaper of record, covering the end of the early modern period.
El Moudjahid (OPEN ACCESS) – release date July 2025
Middle East/North Africa | Algiers, Algeria | in Arabic and French | 1957–1962
One of the founding documents of independent Algeria; published continuously during the Algerian war.
Akhbar Filastin (OPEN ACCESS) – release date August 2025
Middle East | Gaza, Palestinian Territories | in Arabic | 1963–1967
One of the first Gazan newspapers; published during the tumultuous period of Egyptian and Israeli occupations.
Jornal de Debates (OPEN ACCESS) – release date September 2025
Latin America | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | in Portuguese | 1946–1949
Political and cultural weekly featuring long form articles on topics including the nationalization of oil.
Svobodné slovo (OPEN ACCESS) – release date October 2025
Slavic | Prague, Czech Republic | in Czech | 1945–1967
National daily surviving the collapse of the Austro-Hungary, as well as Nazi and Soviet occupations.
New Nigerian (OPEN ACCESS) – release date November 2025
Africa | Kaduna, Nigeria | in English | 1966–2001
Regional daily coinciding with the end of the first Nigerian republic and subsequent military juntas.
L’Essor du Congo (OPEN ACCESS) – release date December 2025
Africa | Elisabethville, Congo | in French | 1930–1960
National daily founded by colonial authorities of the Belgian Congo; went defunct following Congolese independence.
Nowy Dziennik – released May 2024
Slavic | New York, USA | in Polish | 1971–2022
The largest independent Polish-language newspaper in the United States; it is best known for its coverage of Polish independence movements in the 1980s.
V Novom Svete – released May 2024
Slavic | New York, USA | in Russian | 1995–2022
A popular newspaper among the fourth generation of Russian immigrants to the USA; it was best known for its striking interviews with contemporary political and cultural leaders in Russia.
Die Transvaler (OPEN ACCESS) – released July 2024
Africa | Johannesburg, South Africa | in Afrikaans | 1938–1985
The ideological mouthpiece of the Transvaal branch of South Africa’s National Party; it was an influential newspaper among apartheid regime proponents.
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Noticias Graficas (OPEN ACCESS) – released August 2024
Latin America | Buenos Aires, Argentina | in Spanish | 1943–1950
A popular evening newspaper in Buenos Aires, notable for its illustrated center pages; it was shut down during the dictatorship of Pedro Eugenio Aramburu.
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Choya Shinbun (OPEN ACCESS) – released September 2024
Asia | Tokyo, Japan | in Japanese | 1875–1889
An influential newspaper during the Meiji period; it was best known for supporting the socialist Freedom and People’s Rights movement.
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Al-Ba’ath – released October 2024
Middle East | Damascus, Syria | in Arabic | 1949–1997
The ideological mouthpiece of the ruling Ba’ath party in Syria; it is best known for its coverage of the split within the original Ba’ath Party, as well as the 1970 Syrian coup.
Al Madina – released November 2024
Middle East | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia | in Arabic | 1959–2001
One of the oldest newspapers in Saudi Arabia; it is best-known for covering national politics from a pro-government viewpoint, while providing more critical coverage of non-political news.
El Imparcial (OPEN ACCESS) – released December 2024
Latin America | San Juan, Puerto Rico | in Spanish | 1918–1972
During the first half of the 20th century, El Imparcial was the most widely read publication in Puerto Rico. It is perhaps best known for its reportage on political corruption in Puerto Rico in the 1940s, and for its unique coverage of the Cuban Revolution (1953-1959). El Imparcial also offered extensive coverage of efforts to create the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
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