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Boatwright Memorial Library

Finding Newspaper Op-Ed content

In a newspaper from your HOMETOWN

1. Search for the name of the newspaper on the Journal Titles search on the Library homepage:

Journal Titles search on library homepage

2. Click on the newspaper and find the "View Online" section of the record. Choose a link that includes recent content:

holdings of Richmond Times Dispatch

3. Try searching for your topic plus "op-ed," "letters," or "editorial"

From a FOREIGN NEWS source

1. Choose one of the following databases that contain international news sources:

2. Try searching for your topic plus "op-ed," "letters," or "editorial"

 

3. Limit your search by Geographic area. 

It looks a little different for each database, but all have this feature. This will limit your results to only newspapers from the country(ies) or region(s) you choose.