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How to Select an Information Source

This guide will help you determine what kind of information is appropriate for the type of research and writing you need to do.

Magazines

Examples of magazines

  • Time
  • Newsweek
  • Life
  • Sports Illustrated
  • Jet
  • Ebony
  • Popular Science
  • Fortune
  • The New Yorker
  • The Atlantic

Audience:

General public

Coverage:

Popular topics; current affairs

Written By:

Journalists, freelance writers

Timeliness:

Current coverage (one week to several months) 

Length:

250 - 5,000 words 

Content:

General discussion; editorial opinion; graphics; photographs; advertisements; usually no bibliography or list of sources 

Bias:

May reflect the editorial bias of the magazine 

To Locate Articles in Magazines, browse or search: 

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