Adopt-A-Columnist

You will submit a summary and an analysis of one editorial every other Friday

You need to pick a columnist who is consistently writing about current local, national, and/or international events. (You may not choose advice, entertainment, food, or sports columnists.)

Choose an editorial writer that appeals to you, or consider selecting someone that challenges your existing views.

Finding a columnist to adopt options:

Here is a list of larger newspapers in the U.S.

Possible Columnists

Minneapolis Star and Tribune Twin Cities Pioneer Press Washington Post

LA Times Columnists USA Today Columnists Chicago Tribune Columnists

Boston Globe Columnists Fox News Opinions CNN Columnists

Newsday New York Post The Wall Street Journal

NY Times Columnists (pick one author from the “Columnist” drop down menu)

Pick a newspaper, find a list of columnists or journalists. (On Google, search for columnists or journalists. Example: "New York Times columnists or journalist")

Search in ProQuest for a specific issue that interests you (EX. racial injustice). Sort by Source Type, then Newspapers.

Scan for columnists/ journalists that you see often. Next, search for articles using the columnist's name. You will likely get the best results by going directly to the newspaper's website.

Using ProQuest for Research

Most newspaper websites often have a limit on the number of free articles one can view per month using their public link.

To avoid the limit, you should use ProQuest US Newsstream to search for articles written by your columnist.

Here is how you can find articles in ProQuest US Newsstream:

Search for the newspaper or magazine by clicking on Publications, then choose your Source type.

Next, click on the beginning letter of the newspaper or magazine

Search by the editorial writer’s name or search for editorial articles by clicking on Advanced Search.

Under Document Type choose Editorial then click Search.

Saving an article in ProQuest Newsstream

Save the article to your Google Drive.

Click on All Options, then Cloud Saving: Google Drive.

Click on the link to Google Drive to see your article.

Adopt-A-Columnist

Finding a columnist to adopt options:

Here is a list of larger newspapers in the U.S.

Pick a newspaper, find a list of columnists or journalists. (On Google, search for columnists or journalists. Example: "New York Times columnists or journalist")

Search in ProQuest for a specific issue that interests you (EX. racial injustice). Sort by Source Type, then Newspapers.

Scan for columnists/ journalists that you see often. Next, search for articles using the columnist's name. You will likely get the best results by going directly to the newspaper's website.

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