Ethnic NewsWatch Ethnic NewsWatchâ„¢ is really two databases, a current one, beginning in 1990 and including newspapers, magazines, and journals of the American ethnic and minority press, including scholarly ethnic studies journals.This is updated daily with new content. The other database is a historical file covering the years 1959-1989, including a rare collection of over 30 full-text titles, focusing on African American, Hispanic American, and Native American presses from 1959-1989.