Choosing your topic: Issues in the News
If you want to search newspapers for current events to inspire you in finidng a topic, you can browse the following resources. Be aware that newspapers are NOT usually peer-reviewed, but offer a look at up-to-date events.
- ProQuest Newsstand
- The core of the database is the Major Newspapers collection, which includes national and leading regional papers such as The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, USA TODAY, Chicago Tribune, Los Angeles Times, The Atlanta Journal- Constitution, Barron's, The Boston Globe, The Guardian, The Christian Science Monitor, and The Washington Post.
- Newspaper Source
- Provides selected full text for 23 national and international newspapers and over 180 regional U.S. newspapers, including the Chicago Tribune back to 1997.
- LexisNexis
- Provides searchable access to a comprehensive spectrum of full-text information from over 5,600 sources, selected to meet academic needs covering news, business, legal, medical, reference resources.
If you are still having trouble looking for a topic, take a look at the next page for information on researching background information.
