I was wanting everyone's opinions on including newspaper articles as a source. I have seen criminologists who do cite newspapers (more so in books rather than journal articles), but how advisable is this? On my topic in particular (street gangs, organised crime) there is a wealth of information in news sources, some even more/as reliable as academic ones. However, would one be able to source these in, say, a PhD thesis?
The sources which are globally well-known such as, BBC, Independent, Times and Telepgraph etc. would highly contribute to your work, especially if you are using these sources to structure a chronological order or evidence your work. You may also benefit from a paragraph to develop hypothesis; however, it is not a good idea to structure a work on a newspaper article. Instead, I would suggest to
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