UCLA College Library: Selecting the Right Source Newspapers

Selecting the Right Source:

NEWSPAPERS
Example: Los Angeles Times, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Christian Science Monitor, La Opinion.	Audience:	General public
	Coverage:	Any subject of interest; newsworthy events; local coverage
	Written By:	Professional journalists; some articles contributed by specialists
	Timeliness:	up-to-date coverage (one-half day to a week)
	Length:	50-2,000 words
	Content:	Dependent upon the type of article: analysis, statistics, graphics, photographs, editorial opinion; no bibliography or list of sources
	Slant:	Tends to be mainstream/neutral

Try a newspaper for:

Local statistical information, such as the number of children growing up in single- parent homes in Los Angeles, or the divorce rate in New York.
Local coverage, such as information on how the Los Angeles City Council has addressed the issue of welfare for single women with children.
A recent story about single parents with AIDS.

To locate newspaper stories, search: NEWS computerized index on the CDL databases; print version of the Los Angeles Times Index; Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe.

Comments to: College Library Web Administrator
Updated October 26, 2000