Substantive News resources are national publications which provide educated, general-audience readers with fact-checked information about current events, often accompanied by graphic design elements or photographs and advertisements. (i.e. National Geographic, The New Yorker, The Atlantic, Science, etc.) This can also include local news, which cater to a local rather than national audience and often use slightly more accessible language (i.e. The Chicago Tribune, Chicago Reader, etc.). They are best used to locate up-to-date information about a current event, find local information, and read fact-checked news, editorials, commentaries, or expert/popular opinions.
