It has been said that the World Wide Web is like a library where all the books have been tossed on the floor. When it comes to searching for magazines and newspapers, the Web is more like a publication's morgue with an index system devised by librarians long since dead. That's the way I felt before I made it my mission to devise a list of helpful news search engines on the Web.
Many sites allow searching for publications by geographic area.
Within the United States, these are organized by state and, except for Canada, other locales are organized by country. Among the best of these is Newspapers Online , which has links to tons of newspapers and trade, religious, specialty and business publications. It also links to state press associations and college newspapers. Although it does not provide a complete list, its low graphic content and wide ranging offerings make it a very effective search site. The Association Alternative Newsweeklies has a well organized directory of member newspapers.