Research Guides: College Writing: Official Guide: Finding Opinion Sources

Databases to Help Find Opinion Pieces for Research

You can search some of the WashU Libraries databases to find opinion and/or editorial articles.

Academic Search Complete (1975-present)
Thousands of journals and other publications covering most subjects.
CQ Researcher (1991 - )
44 reports per year. Explores a single "hot" issue in the news in depth each week, featuring comments from experts, lawmakers and citizens on all sides of every issue.
Nexis Uni
Up-to-date news, business, and legal information.

You can also search the newspaper databases to find opinion pieces that you may use for your research.

New York Times (Current)
Create an account using your Washington University email address. See the FAQ.
To register for an account,
1. Follow the link to accessnyt.com
2. Type and select "Washington University - Saint Louis” in the box.
3. Create account and complete registration fields.
New York Times, Historical (1851 - 3 years ago)
Full page and article images with searchable full text back to the first issue. Learn more about this database .
Saint Louis Post-Dispatch (1981) -
Access is available through Factiva. Note: Limited to six concurrent users; please logout when finished.
Wall Street Journal (current)
The Libraries have partnered with Olin Business School to provide online access to the Wall Street Journal. To access, go to WSJ.com/WUSTL. Log in with your WUSTL key and create an account using your Washington University email address as your user ID. Users will be asked to re-authenticate once a year and may receive an email from WSJ requesting this.