Newspapers are great resources for writers. It’s not only the news articles that provide interesting content, but letters to the editor, obituaries, family notices, adverts and illustrations can all be used for research purposes. Newspaper research is particularly useful if you’re writing about topical issues, exploring your family history and/or finding out more about a past event or well-known person.
Thanks to the internet and technical advancements in content digitisation, researching newspapers has become relatively easy. Although not all newspaper content is available online just yet, there’s an enormous amount of material for you to take advantage of.