The Best Sources for Extemporaneous Speaking
Just as a bit of a disclaimer, I don't read every single blog on this site. So if someone has already covered this topic, my sincerest apologies. But a big problem extempers have is knowing what to clip. What sources are the best? Which sources do judges most like to hear cited? Which sources have the best information? Well have no fear, because the answer is here! I have compiled a list of what I believe to be the all time best sources for an extemper to use.
The Economist (magazine)
The Christian Science Monitor (newspaper) * One of my favorites
The Washington Post (newspaper)
The New York Times (newspaper)
The Cato Institute (research foundation)
Reuters.com (online)
Brookings Institute (research foundation)
Chicago Tribune (newspaper)
BBC (online/radio source generally)
Gallup Polls are awesome to cite, just as a final note. There are plenty of other great sources but these are the ones most frequently used that tend to be well known.
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User Comments
My team subscribes to the Economist, Christian Science Monitor, Time Magazine, and Newsweek. The Economist and CSM are truly great sources: Economist always has a ton of articles and cover a lot of topics. CSM has well-developed articles that usually cite other sources in turn, which is always helpful. Time and Newsweek, however, are not nearly as good. They generally only contain a few relevant articles and those articles are often not very helpful.
I read BBC News, Wall Street Journal, and Washington Times. All three are available online. BBC News and WSJ both have great coverage of international news, while Washington Times gives good coverage of domestic politics.