Newspapers

General Information

Daily publications containing accounts of the day's events and other features. Most newspapers are typically published for a single city or town (San Antonio Express-News), while papers from the largest cities (The New York Times) have a more global readership, and others target a specialized audience (Wall Street Journal).

Strengths:

Local perspectives on a story
Primary source for events
Good source for local news stories not published elsewhere

Considerations:

Large city papers may publish separate city and national editions with different content
Articles are written with newest developments first and background information later (pyramid style)
Back issues of most newspapers may be available in microform, web archives, or electronic databases
Web versions usually differ from print versions
Target audience: General public, usually in a specific city or region

Example: Immigration Reform

Here are example citations to newspaper articles on this topic:

Martin, Gary. "GOP to Hold 3 Immigration Reform Hearings in Texas."
San Antonio Express News 28 July 2006: 3A.
Jordan, Miriam. "City’s Rules on Illegal Immigrants Draw First Lawsuit
of Its Kind." Wall Street Journal 16 August 2006, Eastern ed.: B.10.
Olivo, Antonio, Oscar Avila and Ofelia Casillas. "Immigration Rally Draws
10,000." Chicago Tribune 20 July 2006, Chicago Final ed.: 1.

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