Editorials are a great way to find reasoned opinions on current controversial topics. Use these specialized searches to find full-text editorials in the library's databases and on the Web.
In addition to news and analysis, newspapers provide communities with opinion on current issues. The Op-Ed pages carry editorials from the newspaper's editorial board, as well as opinion pieces by professionals and community members.
Limit to editorial at document type.
In this database you can search using a keyword, and then add "editorials" in as an actual Subject Term (selecting "SU Subject Terms" from the "Select a Field (optional)" dropdown as shown in the image below:
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In this database, you can use the "Document Type" limiter as outlined in the text and images below:
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News Articles | Editorials & Opinion Pieces |
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• information is neutral; facts are verifiable. If opinions are expressed, they are the clearly delineated as opinions of experts or interviewees, not the opinion of the author • tone and word choice is formal • generally offers more than one point of view. Some of them may be contrasting |
• attempt to advocate, persuade, make recommendations, speculate, analyze • opinion is that of the author • tone may be colloquial, angry, praiseworthy, sarcastic...etc. • offers one point of view • sometimes labeled as: blog, op-ed, letter to the editor, editorial, commentary |