Information Literacy

Getting Started with Newspapers

What are newspapers and where can I find them?


About newspapers


When you're looking for current information or information about a specific place, newspapers can be a great source. They're often printed daily and contain a lot of information about the city or town where they are published. They can also provide timely information about an event or issue. Searching through past holdings can help to pin down a date when something happened or show how a situation evolved.

Note: Newspapers are never a peer-reviewed source. Always consider the reputation and ideology of the editorial staff and publisher; some newspapers (like other media sources) have liberal or conservative leanings that influence their reporting.

Local Newspapers