Accessing News Transcripts from Lexis-Nexis

In order to access transcripts from Lexis-Nexis, you must be at a Washington University computer; Lexis-Nexis is not a free service, but WU subscribes to it. Go to http://web.lexis-nexis.com/universe or follow this path from the Washington University Libraries web site: Home > Full-Text Sources > Lexis-Nexis Academic (under "Newspapers"). On the Lexis-Nexis page, click on the "Guided News Search" tab. In "News Category," select "News Transcripts." In "News Source," select the network or program (e.g., CNBC News, CNN, National Public Radio, etc.) which broadcast the news story you are looking for or select "All transcripts." As search terms, enter a couple of key phrases from the topic of the news story. Entering the reporter's name, if you know it, can also help find the story that you want. For the drop-down menus on the right, keep in mind that selecting "full text" will search the entire transcript for your terms and will probably return more results, while selecting "Headline, Lead Paragraph(s), Terms" will probably return fewer results. You may narrow your search if you wish by selecting a time frame and/or more specific news source. Hit "Search"--good luck!