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It is an online magazine that provides context and background to news stories and current events. The authors of JSTOR Daily articles are journalists and academics, and all pieces link to content freely available on JSTOR for deeper reading.
Since JSTOR Daily reads are brief and written without specialist jargon, they are perfect to use to prompt classroom discussion. Use the search box on the drop-down menu of JSTOR Daily to search by keyword or by subject.
Students can use JSTOR Daily to read several brief articles until they find something that they want to explore further. From there they can click on the scholarly article cited in the JSTOR Daily piece to learn more.
Motto of JSTOR Daily is “Where news meets its scholarly match.” The editors follow the news and present articles that use scholarship to support a deeper understanding of issues of the day.
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