Find Newspaper and Magazine Articles

Read magazine and newspaper articles for reporting, analysis, or opinion on current issues.

Search Tips:

What should you type into the search fields? 

• Type in simple keywords that capture your topic and what you want to learn about.
  • Example: women veterans
  • Narrower: women veterans AND homelessness

Refine your Search with Database Limiters

• KEY: To limit your search to only magazine and/or news articles, select magazines or newspapers at Source or Publication Type.
• If you choose newspaper articles, look for substance! Try limiting to cover stories and features at Document Type for longer articles.
• To find opinion, limit to opinion, commentary, or editorials. 
• Use limiters to select a date range for currency, find useful subject terms, limit to a specific publication, and more.

Multidisciplinary Library Databases:

Search Directly within Alternative News Media

• Tip: To limit your search to only magazine articles or only new articles: click the "More Search Options" tab near the bottom of the screen. Select magazines and/or newspapers at "Publication Type." 
• To find more substantial news articles, try limiting to Feature at "Document Type."

Why Use Magazines?

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When you search the library's periodical databases, most articles in your results are either from a newspaper, magazine, or journal.

• A magazine article is a great source of information and analysis on current events and issues. 
• Magazines may offer opinion.
• Most magazine articles are written by journalists for a general adult audience. 
• They tend to be longer and more substantive than newspaper articles, but more accessible than scholarly articles.

Suggested Magazines

Image source: "Cover image for November/December 2013." 2013. MotherJones.com, Mother Jones and the Foundation for National Progress., 2013, www.motherjones.com/mag/2013/11/toc/. Accessed 3 Oct. 2020.