College Writing II

Newspaper articles can be helpful in determining your interest in a potential topic. They usually contain:

• Current information about international, state, and local events/activities.
• Information of international, state, and local governments.
• Obituaries of local residents.
• Eyewitness accounts of events.
• Editorials, commentaries, expert/popular opinions of news and events.
• Coverage of breaking news.
• Past issues (archives).
• Snapshots/glimpse of time period.