LexisNexis Academic
Strategies for finding…National, regional and international newspapers and news magazines, including New York Times, Washington Post (also available via e-journals)
- In Easy Search, search under News by Source Type or Title, OR
- Click on News on the left for a more advanced search, OR
- Click 'All News' at the bottom of the News search
- Be sure to select dates you wish to search unless you want the default
Strategies for finding…Op-eds , aka “opposite the editorial,” usually written by policy experts or elected officials
- From All News, enter your search terms; then
- Below, choose Article Type: Editorials and Opinions
You will need to distinguish between editorials written by the editors, and opinion pieces
Strategies for finding…Broadcast coverage, including TV and radio newscasts from national networks, cable and syndicated programs; starting dates of coverage vary.
- In the News or All News search, choose Source Type: Broadcast Transcripts
America's News
Strategies for finding…Regional, state and local papers
- Choose America's News from the Newsbank database initial screen
- For Op-eds, enter your search terms in the 1st box, then “op-ed” in the 2nd box, choosing “Section” from the dropdown menu
- Click “Add a row” if you need to narrow your search with other fields such as date, OR
- View results by filters such as date that appear on the left after your search
Strategies for finding…Regional, state and local TV news
- Use the Source Types tab below the search boxes
- Check transcripts and video
- Perform your search as usual
InfoTrac Newsstand
"major U.S. regional, national and local newspapers as well as leading [world] titles;" includes Raleigh's News & Observer and Durham's Herald Sun
Factiva
Browse Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Washington Post, Economist front pages and sections
Search Strategies:
- Use the Search Builder under Search at the top
- For blogs, search by Source/ Select Source category/Web News by type
- For op-eds, search by Subject/ Content Types/ Commentary/Opinion
- Click the up arrow to add the code to your search
