Finding Newspaper Articles

As everyone knows, a newspaper is "issued at stated, frequent intervals (usually daily, weekly, or semiweekly), containing news, opinions, advertisements, and other items of current, often local, interest" (Young, 1983, p. 153).

To recognize a newspaper, look for:

• Frequent publication.
• Newsprint (the inexpensive paper newspapers are printed on).
• Unbound sections.
• Lots of advertising.
• News reports written by field reporters.
• Lots of photographs.
• The "inverted pyramid" style of writing.
• Answers to who, what, when, where, why, how.

Newspapers usually include these kinds of articles, etc.:

• News stories
• Editorials
• Columns
• Feature stories
• Advertisements & Classified Ads
• Reviews

Where can I search for newspaper articles?

Many of the HCCS subscription databases include newspaper articles. You will find them in:

• InfoTrac Custom Newspapers
• SIRS