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Newpaper articles

2005; Oxford University Press; Volume: 60; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1093/elt/cci092

1477-4526

D. Eastment,

Digital Games and Media

Imagine you are preparing a lesson about crime, and want to find a newspaper article. You go to Google, and type in: articles crime You will certainly find a few useful links. But bear in mind that Google, like all search engines, is only searching for words which match what you have entered. And most articles do not actually contain the word ‘article’, any more than novels contain the word ‘novel’. There are millions of articles on the Internet; but you need more sophisticated search strategies to find something that may be suitable. Many teachers take an ‘organ-driven’ approach. They go to the website of a newspaper that they know produces suitable content, and then search with the site's own engine: most sites of any size have their own search facility, these days. It is easy enough to locate newspapers. Probably the best way in is via The Paperboy, a quirky but very reliable site run by a wannabe journalist in Australia. The site is free—there is a membership scheme, but only for extra services. Newslink has been a standard way of finding newspapers for many years now. It is currently updating some of its European databases, but remains a valuable resource. It does have a strong US bias, however. For a more international perspective, try Onlinenewspapers.com.