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Why use a journal, magazine, or newspaper article?
Articles found in newspapers, magazines, journals and other serial publications have some basic characteristics in common. They are relatively short in length and generally address more specific topics than do entire books. Articles are also especially valued for providing current information.
Despite these similarities, journal, magazine and newspaper articles serve different purposes:
• Journal articles are written for students and scholars by experts in an academic or professional field. Generally, journal articles are checked for accuracy and quality by other experts in that field before being published ("refereed" or "peer-reviewed"), and are considered more "scholarly" and trustworthy than most magazine or newspaper articles.
• Articles in magazines cover current events and topics of popular interest. Magazine articles are usually written by journalists for a general audience, not with scholars or students in mind. The article may be anecdotal or of human interest in nature. Generally, these articles do not undergo a peer-reviewed/refereed process.
• A key benefit of using newspapers for research
is currency; events are often described as they happen. Another advantage
is their geographic focus; a local newspaper covers local issues. Usually,
however, a researcher can not look to a newspaper to provide the in-depth
information on an issue most desirable for a research paper.
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