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The main way to find articles that have been published in
newspapers and journals is to use an index. Table 3-1 in Chapter
3 lists several indexes that are particularly good for finding this
kind of information. The most notable include ABI/Inform Global
and Dow Jones Interactive. To use these indexes, you enter a word
or phrase, and the search engine produces a list of citations and in

many cases the full text of articles on the company, industry, or
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other subject.
If you are looking for stories about a smaller, perhaps regional
company, you may want to start with the newspaper from the
region or city where the company is located. American Journal-
ism Review’s AJR NewsLink website has a very good collection of
links to more than 3,300 U.S. newspapers and business newspa-

pers and more than 2,000 more from around the world. The dates
covered vary from paper to paper; some go back to the mid-1990s.

INDUSTRY RESEARCH

The following lists identify selected Internet and print resources
that may be helpful in researching particular industries.

ANALYST REPORTS
• Investext—This subscription service contains the full text
of investment reports and forecasts for more than 11,000
U.S. and international companies and for 53 industries.

The reports come from more than 520 brokerages, invest-
ment banks, and consulting firms around the world. For
subscription information, go to
www.tfsd.com/products/analyst/default.asp.

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