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THE TYPE OF INFORMATION ABOUT AN EVENT CHANGES WITH THE PASSAGE OF TIME.
THE INFORMATION AVAILABLE ABOUT AN EVENTDEPENDS ON WHEN THE EVENT OCCURRED.
THE DAY THAT SOMETHING HAPPENS
SOURCES OF INFORMATION:
TELEVISION, RADIO, INTERNET
ONLY BASIC INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE.
THE DAY THAT SOMETHING HAPPENS
SOME OF THE INFORMATION MAY BE INACCURATE
THE DAY THAT SOMETHING HAPPENS
ONLY THE BASIC FACTS: WHO, WHAT, WHERE
THE DAY THAT SOMETHING HAPPENS
NO EXPLAINATION OF WHY SOMETHING HAPPENED
THE DAY THAT SOMETHING HAPPENS
IN THE DAYS AFTER AN EVENT
NEWPAPERS WILL BE THE SOURCE INFORMATION.
MORE DETAILS WILL BECOME AVAILABLE
NEWSPAPERS
A LOOK AT WHY AN EVENT HAPPENED
NEWSPAPERS
MAY INCLUDE COMMENTS FROM EXPERTS AND
GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS
NEWSPAPERS
WRITTEN FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC
NEWSPAPERS
IN THE WEEKS AFTER AN EVENT
Popular and mass market magazines will be reporting about an event.
More detailed information will be available.
POPULAR MAGAZINES
There will be analysis explaining why something happened.
POPULAR MAGAZINES
Magazine articles will not have detailed citations for the sources used.
POPULAR MAGAZINES
The information will have been written for the
general public.
POPULAR MAGAZINES
IN THE MONTHS AFTER AN EVENT
Months later trade magazines will publish articles about an event.
Current news, trends and products in a specific industry.
TRADE MAGAZINES
TRADE MAGAZINES
Practical information for professionals working in the field or industry.
TRADE MAGAZINES
Author is usually a professional in the field, or someone with subject
expertise.
TRADE MAGAZINES
Articles directed toward professionals in that line of work.
TRADE MAGAZINES
Articles may contain specialized terminology or jargon.
IN THE YEARS AFTER AN EVENT
Scholarly journals, books, conference proceedings, and reference sources such as encyclopedias.
SCHOLARLY JOURNALS
Scholarly articles are written by researchers, professors, or students and are published in research or academic journals.
Scholarly articles have the highest level of credibility. They have been put through a system of review where other experts in the that field check the article for accuracy.
SCHOLARLY JOURNALS
Authors are experts, scholars, and researchers with significant knowledge
in the subject area.
SCHOLARLY JOURNALS
The articles are written for professors, researchers, students, and other
professionals in the field.
SCHOLARLY JOURNALS
The articles will use scholarly language, as well as technical or
specialized language.
SCHOLARLY JOURNALS
The articles will cite the sources used and contain a bibliography.
SCHOLARLY JOURNALS
REMEMBERTHE TYPE OF INFORMATION ABOUT AN EVENT
DEPENDS ON WHEN THE EVENT OCCURRED.
