How can I obtain free access to the NYTimes and Wall Street Journal?
Answer
As a CUNY student/faculty member, you can obtain complimentary online access to both the New York Times and Wall Street Journal.
To activate your NYTimes access:
- Visit the NY Times registration page.
- Create your account: Click Create Account and use your @*.cuny.edu, @cuny.edu, or @cuny.tv email address
- Handle existing accounts: If you already have a NYTimes account linked to your CUNY email:
- Log in to your existing account
- Click your username (top right) > My Account
- Replace your CUNY email with a personal email address
- Return to step 2 to register with your CUNY email
- Verify your email: Check for a confirmation message within 15 minutes
- Click the verification link to activate your 52-week Academic Pass
- Check spam folders if the email doesn't arrive
- Still no email? Contact edu@nytimes.com from your CUNY email
To activate your Wall Street Journal access:
- Visit the WSJ registration page
- Sign in with CUNY Login: When prompted, sign in with your CUNY Login credentials
- Create account: Follow the prompts to enter the requested information:
- Account Type: There are three account types: Student, Staff, or Professor; please choose your appropriate role.
- If you select the student account type, you must fill in two additional fields: graduation month and graduation year.
- If you select the professor account type, you will have one additional field to complete: prefix.
- First Name: Edit your first name, if need be.
- Last Name: Edit your last name, if need be.
- Email (username): Enter an email address you wish to associate with your WSJ acount.
- Password: Select a unique password for your WSJ account.
- Terms: Check the box for the statement "I agree to the Privacy Notice, Subscriber Agreement, Cookie Notice."
- Click Create.
- Account Type: There are three account types: Student, Staff, or Professor; please choose your appropriate role.