Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center , 1980-present
This database contains information about controversial social issues from differing points of view. The Viewpoints tab presents essays previously published in several print series. The Magazines, News, and Academic Journals tabs find articles with multiple perspectives from other publications. In addition to articles, the database contains topic overviews, statistics, primary sources, and additional background information. Full text.
InfoTrac Newspapers, dates of coverage vary
Find editorials from over 100 newspapers, including the New York Times (2000-Present) and the Austin-American Statesman (1999-Present). (See a list of sources .) Full-text.
LexisNexis Academic, dates of coverage vary
Find editorials from local, state, national and international newspapers, including the New York Times.
Tips for Finding Editorials in LexisNexis Academic
Factiva, dates of coverage vary
Find editorials from top national and international newspapers, newswires, business journals, including the Wall Street Journal
Tips for Finding Editorials in Factiva
Academic Search Complete, 1990-present
Find scholarly, popular and some newspaper articles from across disciplines. There are two methods for finding opinions and editorials in Academic Search Complete.
Method #1: Enter “editorial” as an additional keyword to help limit the search results to editorial pieces.
Method #2: In Advanced Search, you can limit your results to Editorials using the Document Type menu.
Academic OneFile, 1980-present
Find editorials from over 2,300 magazines and newspapers. Enter your search terms and add the word editorial.
Example: Iraq War and editorial
Library Press Display, 60 day archive
Updated daily. Provides a full-color and full-page collection of newspapers from around the world,. Includes over 700 titles from Europe, Asia, the Middle East, Latin America, and the United States. A 60-day archive is also available, searchable by country, language, title, front page image, photograph, or headline.
Tips for finding Editorials and Opinions in Library Press Display
Alt-Press Watch , dates of coverage vary
Find newspapers, magazines and journals from the independent and alternative press in America . Full-text.
Ethnic News Watch , 1985-present
Find newspapers, magazines and journals from the native, ethnic and minority press. Full-text.
Contemporary Women's Issues, 1992-present
Find articles from journals, magazines and newspapers, including the feminist press. Full-text.
TIP: If the article is not full-text, see Find Articles, Step 4
Here is a list of popular magazines with particular political viewpoints or agendas. Click on the title and choose a database to search the full-text of that magazine for your topic.
| Liberal | Conservative |
|---|---|
| American Prospect Dissent In These Times Mother Jones Nation New Left Review New Republic New Statesman Progressive Tikkun Village Voice Washington Monthly Other titles available in print: MS Magazine (indexed in Academic Search Complete) Utne |
American Conservative American Enterprise American Spectator Christianity Today Commentary First Things Human Events Modern Age National Interest National Review New Criterion Policy Review Weekly Standard World |
To find these magazines in the Libraries, search the title of the magazine in the Library Catalog or Find a Journal page, or browse current issues in the PCL Periodicals Room (PCL 2.400) or PCL Popular Periodicals Room (PCL 2.500).
National Center for Policy Analysis
Find editorials and opinions from both sides of numerous policy issues such crime, education and health.
IssueLab
Find reports about social issues from non-profit organizations.
Google Directory: Analysis and Opinion
Find news analysis and opinions from columnists, blogs and more.
Technorati
Search for blogs.
Organization web sites (.org): Search the web for organizations which take stands on controversial issues. To search only .orgs in Google, do the following:
Tip: Remember to evaluate the credibility of all web sites!
ProQuest Newspapers
Political cartoons can be found in the current and historical ProQuest Newspapers databases.
Tips for Finding Political Cartoons in ProQuest Newspaper Databases
Library PressDisplay
Find political cartoons published during the last 60 days in over 300 titles from the national and international press. Select Editorial & More to browse the editorial and opinion sections of many newspapers. Choose Advanced Search to search for your topic. Enter your keywords and use the phrase political cartoon as a search term. Limit your search to newspapers published in the USA and to English language newspapers.
Tips for finding Editorials and Opinions in Library Press Display
Newspapers
Local, national and international newspapers and news sources. And links to other newspaper collections online. Select Search News to search single or multiple news sources, or select individual newspapers to search their websites. Most political cartoons appear in the Editorial or Opinion section of newspapers.
Google Image Search and Google News
Enter your keywords and use the phrase political cartoon as a search term. If Google Image Search yields older results, narrow down the search by entering the year you're interested in finding images from.
The Association of American Editorial Cartoonists
Search for political cartoons on your topic or browse recently published cartoons on current topics from many national and local newspapers.
How do I find a specific editorial from a specific newspaper?
If you have a citation for a specific article, follow these steps:
