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Originally Posted by Ozy_Flame
I guess there was no hard and fast rule, but the minute you start lumping rags like that in with the New York Times or the Washington Post in university-level papers, it really thins the credibility of your argument unless, like you said, there is a really specific reason for using it as a source. For example, a paper on Calgary municipal politics. It was not even a consideration for topics such as international relations, political theory or foreign affairs (political science major obviously!)
In eight years of university, I also never once saw a professor favour the use of any Calgary newspapers, ever - Herald or the Sun. That's just my experience though.
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Only time I've ever seen a green light for newspapers (of any breed) used in an undergrad paper is if they are treated as a primary source. Or for entertainment. Basically in the same camp as a wikipedia article.
I presume things get murkier in masters/Ph.D levels depending on the purpose of the paper.