Example:
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Scholarly / Academic |
Popular Magazine |
Trade Journal |
Newspapers |
Author is usually: |
Scholar in the field, academic, or researcher |
Staff writer, journalist, often a generalist |
Staff writer, journalist often with expertise in the field |
Staff writer, journalist |
Credit / Sources: |
ALWAYS many references and / or footnotes |
Rarely cites sources, original sources may be obscure |
Rarely cites sources | Rarely cites sources |
Structure of Articles: |
long (10+ page) articles with sections such as abstract, literature review, methodology, results, conclusion |
Brief articles, unless feature | Brief articles, unless feature | Brief articles, unless feature |
Look & Feel: | "Looks like a book." No color, no ads even in online versions | Glossy, graphics, full page advertisements even online versions | Glossy, graphics, advertisements, many are large format or online | Newsprint or online |