- Think about topics you would like to investigate
- Choose a topic:
⇒ If the topic is too broad, think of the different optics that could shape your topic:
- Macron AND France (this topic is too broad)
- Macron AND presidency issues (Ok, but still a little too broad)
- Macron AND pension reform OR transportation strikes (the topic now can be shaped into a question)
- How has the reevaluation of Macron's pension reform affected French unions?
- Brainstorm your keywords and related terms related to your topic
- Search in OneSearch OR go directly to a newspaper database
- Today will try the newspaper database: Factiva
You can also find Factiva by going to OneSearch:
https://www.colorado.edu/libraries/ ⇒ A-Z Databases ⇒ Type Factiva in the search tab
- In the Search Form tab, type your search terms
- For example, type: le réchauffement climatique
- In the Date you want to select "In the last five years" or any date that is better for your research
- In Source, you can type the name of a newspaper you know or the pronoun: le or la (common French pronouns)
- You will see a list of newspapers that start with these common French pronouns. Some French newspapers are Le Monde, Le Figaro, L'Equipe, Le Parisien, Les Echos, L'Humanité, La Croix, la Tribune, etc.
- Your selected newspapers will appear in yellow
- Scroll down to Region: Select a country of choice
- Language: French
- Click on Search
The result page should list the articles. Bellow the article's heading; you will see the date and the number of words. The amount of words is important because at least one source should be a long-form journalism piece (1,000 or more words).
