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Finding Op-eds in the news

How to find opinions

Many publications separate their opinions and editorials (op-eds) from their reporting and investigative journalism. Try these search strategies.

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Broad op-ed searching

Opinions, editorials and viewpoint articles can be found in multidisciplinary databases, newspapers, magazines and on the web.

Try these:

Search Tips

  • When searching newspaper sites and databases, check for an option to limit your search to the Opinion/Editorial section. 
  • If there is no limiting option, try adding the word "editorial" to your search terms (See How to search Editorial or Opinion using Nexis Uni).

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