Think about your class readings, discussions, and themes.
Browse a popular website like TED, The Atlantic, or NYTimes for ideas.
Follow the social media accounts for news outlets like NPR and Washington Post.
Do Google searches on broad topics like the following to see what the issues involved are:
Honor based violence ("honor killings")
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Before you start searching, develop KEYWORDS to use in your searches. Be CREATIVE and keep adding new terms as you learn them. For example if you were interested in "race discrimination by police" you wouldn't want to only use those words when you search. Take the time to brainstorm:
Broader Terms: DISCRIMINATION, PROFILING, RACISM, STEREOTYPES, CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Related Terms: RACIAL PROFILING, ETHNIC DISCRIMINATION, POLICE BRUTALITY
Narrower Terms: STOP AND FRISK, POLICE SHOOTINGS, OFFICER-INVOLVED SHOOTINGS, EXCESSIVE FORCE, BODY CAMERAS
Use these KEYWORDS to create searches:
law enforcement AND excessive force
police brutality AND minorities
race discrimination AND (police or law enforcement)
For more information on creating searches, check out the FIND ARTICLES tab.