ASU Library - Proquest News & Newspapers Opinion

Click "View All Research Databases"

Click the "All Database Types" dropdown menu; select News and Newspaper Articles from the dropdown menu.

Scroll to find "ProQuest News & Newspapers"; click on the hyperlink.

Click "Advanced Search"

Below the search boxes on the Advanced Search page, locate "Document Type"

Select the checkboxes for "Commentary" and "Editorial"

Depending on what you find in your results, you may want to limit your search results by "Publication date".

To filter results by date, use the slider under the decades graph or manually enter the date range by clicking on the "Enter a date range" link.

Click on the Update button to apply the publication date filter.

Click on the article hyperlink you are interested in reading and citing.

Click the Cite button.

From the pull-down menu, select the citation style you need.

Click the Copy button. Be sure to double-check the generated citation for accuracy before using it in your assignment.

If you are unfamiliar with a source or publication, it is a good practice to do a quick evaluation to see if it is a trustworthy or credible source. Copy the title of the publication - in this example "Memphis Flyer"