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Company Reports

• Search for a product area in Business Source Premier
• Search for company reports and marketline reports on a particular company
• Identify keywords & NAICS codes relevant to the product area

Newspapers

• Use your keywords to search for a product area  and specific products in U.S. Newsstream

Search Everything

• Use you keywords and NAICS codes to search for additional information in OneSearch

Wikipedia

Search for your company and product. Identify background information & keywords (e.g. beewax wrap, reusable bags, single-use plastic, environment). 

Regulating Agencies

Use the keywords you have identified to look for information on these government websites​:

• Science.gov 
• USGS.gov 
• SaferProducts.gov 
• FoodSafety.gov 

Dueling News Sources  

• Google News  searches free online news sources.  Find at least two articles.
• ProQuest National News  provides free access to newspapers such as the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, and the Christian Science Monitor.  Find at least two articles.  
• Having trouble finding dueling sources?  Try AllSides.

Evaluate Your News Sources

• Use your worksheet to evaluate the author, publisher, language, and use of evidence.
• If you are unsure of the facts, try searching the article title or topic with the words "fact check"

• Investigate the source:  search Google or Wikipedia for basic information about the source
• Original vs. re-reporting:  go "upstream" to find the original reporting source

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