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Usually staff or freelance writers | Specialists or experts in their field |
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May not be identified | Always named |
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Credentials usually not given | Credentials and professional affiliations are usually given |
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Not directly involved in the ideas, events, and work they are reporting | Reporting on findings or observations from their original research |
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Written for a large general audience | Written for professionals in their field |
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Language is non-technical | Language and tone are serious, scholarly, and often technical |
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Provides an overview of the subject or information of research previously published in laymen's terms | Earliest reports of research findings |
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Usually does not include a bibliography identifying sources | Bibliography almost always included. |
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Glossy illustrations used to complemet the article | Illustrations are few but charts and graphs may be used to doucment supporting data |
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Many advertisements for popular products | Advertisements are absent or only for products/services of interest to the profession |
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Cover is designed to be eye-catching | Cover designed to be informative |
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Content is evaluated by editors | Content is evaluated by other experts in the field, referred to as "peer-reviewed" |
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Fact-checking is careful, but not extensive | Standards of content and documentation are stringent |
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Printed for the entertainment value | Printed to inform industry professionals of latest research findings |
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