Newspapers provide brief, up-to-date information on current events. They will often conduct in-depth investigations on controversial topics.
Given the debate on the ethics of fast fashion from both an economic and environmental angle, you may find that newspaper articles provide some of the best, most current reporting on the topic. You can also get an international perspective by accessing newspapers from across the globe.
Use the databases below to search for relevant newspaper articles.
Need help using the databases? Click the Database Searching tab for tips or contact the library for assistance.
*Pro-tip* make sure "Full Text" is checked in EBSCO and ProQuest so that you have immediate access to all results.
One of the benefit of newspaper articles is that they usually lead with the most relevant point within the first sentence or paragraph. Fortunately, Access World News allows you to request that it only searches for your keywords within the lead paragraph.
Here's how to do that:
From the Access World News landing page, click "More Search Options" under the search box.
From here, you'll have a wide variety of options to change how the database treats your keywords. For now, enter your keywords in the search box and then select "Lead/First Paragraph" from the drop-down menu labelled "Select a Field (optional)."
From here, your results will automatically be organized by newest first. Take a minute to explore your results and see if you can find anything that interests you. You can also narrow your results down even further by date or region, or give some different keywords a try.
