News sources are often the only published sources for legal cases, especially state trial cases. Newspapers, magazines, and e-news sources often provide the most current information on a topic. They are brief and focus on the facts. The articles are usually written by a journalist and reviewed by an editor.
Databases work by matching your search terms with the items in the database, in this case information about articles. Generally when searching a library type database, link your search terms with the word AND.
For example, to find articles related to journalists' protection of news sources, I might search for articles about this general topic or articles focusing on the case of Judith Miller. I should also consider other related terms including synonyms. So I might do searches on:
Searching is a bit of an art so be creative and use a variety of search terms and strategies in order to find the best articles on your topic.