def get_announcements(self, **kwargs):
from canvasapi.discussion_topic import DiscussionTopic<EOL>return PaginatedList(<EOL>DiscussionTopic,<EOL>self.__requester,<EOL>'<STR_LIT:GET>',<EOL>'<STR_LIT>',<EOL>_kwargs=combine_kwargs(**kwargs)<EOL>)<EOL>
List announcements.

:calls: `GET /api/v1/announcements \
<https://canvas.instructure.com/doc/api/announcements.html#method.announcements_api.index>`_

:rtype: :class:`canvasapi.paginated_list.PaginatedList` of
        :class:`canvasapi.discussion_topic.DiscussionTopic`