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Research we do on the web and through library databases often leads us to content from newspapers, magazines, and news agencies (such as Reuters and the Associated Press). What all news content has in common is that it connects in some way to something that is new or in the news.
News content can be roughly divided into the categories of news and opinion. News articles attempt to provide information on a current event, while opinion pieces attempt to persuade readers to adopt a particular position on that event.
The distinction between news and opinion is not black and white. An example of one grey area is “advocacy reporting”—when news is reported from an explicit perspective. For example, news articles published in the Humane Society magazine––All Animals––generally serve the organization’s larger agenda of promoting humane treatment of animals (Example: “Big Changes at SeaWorld”All AnimalsMay/June 2016).