Here you will find useful links to the websites of newspapers and periodicals, containing high quality journalism. The close reading paper you sit in the exam is taken from the quality press so the more of this type of journalism you read the more prepared you will be. It is also useful for you to keep up to date with what's going on in the world to help you select discursive essay topics and generally improve the standard of your general knowledge and ability to form an argument. 
​www.theguardian.com/uk
www.heraldscotland.com/
www.independent.co.uk/
www.newyorker.com/
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