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U.S. History: Current Events Assignments: 1. Select a news article

How to find a news article that meets the requirements. 
  1. Browse a news aggregator and be really picky about the link you choose.
    Google News
     
  2. Browse through the articles in a specific publication. 
    1. Commercial Appeal — if you need to log in to get a full article, you can use SMS username/password 
    2. Daily Memphian — free access when you are at school
    3. New York Times — create a free account with your stmarysmemphis.net email address at this link
    4. Newsweek — see the complete issues on Sora — login with your email address
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  3. Search a database and limit to the required sources.

Local Newspapers

Click here for the Commercial Appeal email and password. Otherwise, please ask a librarian for the login credentials. 
The Daily Memphian is available on-campus only. https://dailymemphian.com/About

National Newspapers

Click on the link above to create an NYT account with your stmarysschool.org or stmarysmemphis.net email address.

News Magazines

Available in Sora

Search for Magazines in Databases