Why use Newspapers?

Newspapers provide articles each day about current events and are a good source for local information.

Newspapers, like journals and magazines, are called "periodicals" because they are published regularly, or periodically.

Use a Newspaper

• to find current information about international, national and local events
• to find editorials, commentaries, expert or popular opinions
• to discover how a story changed or developed over time

Examples

• Sidelines
• New York Times
• Tennessean
• Daily News Journal

• in the library
• on the web
• in subscription databases