You can find editorials (which are opinion articles on a topical issue by a writer or publisher of the newspaper or magazine) in newspapers and magazines such as Time or the National Review.
Web searching in conjunction with library resources:
You can sometimes use a search engine to find editorials or even go to a periodical's website to find editorials. Here's an example of recent editorials from the New York Times. However, you may run into a paywall after a certain number of views (a site may ask you to subscribe to read an article). If that happens, you can copy and paste the title into a Discovery catalog search (large search bar on the library website) to be directed to a database which offers it or to place an interlibrary loan request for the material if none of our databases have access.
See below for more options on how to find editorials.
Library resources:
One method for finding newspaper editorials if you don't already have a recommended or preferred periodical in mind is to go to the library's website, and follow these steps listed below:
1. Click on Articles & Databases
2. We recommend Academic Search Premier or selecting News & Newspapers from the drop-down menu under Types and selecting Search to get to a database like Newspaper Source Plus.
Both of these recommended databases have a Document Type feature on the advanced search screen that will limit your results to a specific type of article such as editorial. To enable this limiter, select it before searching for the topic you are researching:
Links & Files
- Q. How can I find letters to the editor or an editorial in a newspaper or other periodical, such as the New York Times? Opens in new window
- Q. What's the difference between an editorial, an op-ed (opinion piece), and a letter to the editor of a publication/periodical, such as the New York Times? Opens in new window
- Q. Can I access The New York Times online? Opens in new window