News sources tend to be brief and typically offer little or no analysis. They are good resources for when you need very recent information, lived experiences, facts and descriptions or a primary source on a topic.

1. Newspapers, magazines, and other news sources are most likely to have up-to-date information on a current event the day it occurs and a week or 2 afterwards.

Magazines often provide information about current events, and can include interviews, opinions, narratives, investigative reporting, and analysis.  They are usually intended for a general audience. When you are searching for or using magazine articles in your research, keep in mind that the authors may not be experts, the work has not been peer reviewed, and the magazine may only be providing a single perspective.

2. Scholarly sources provide context, historical perspective, and/or evidence-based research.
   Scholarly sources take longer than news sources to research, write, and publish. News events take months to appear in academic and scholarly journals.

To search for current examples of themes in articles, start by making a list of synonyms or phrases related to the theme. 

For example: Theme Parent/Child Relationship = family dynamics, family identities, family traditions, intergenerational relationships, parental influence, family roles

Combine the phrases with others, like in recent news, today, recent events, news articles about, examples of ....... in recent events, news articles about impact of