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Prof. Werner - English 101: Types of Sources

Examples: Recession of 2008

JOURNALISM

JOURNALISM ("popular")

 

News/Television

BBC.org

CNN
 

News/Print

Los Angles Times 

Washington Post

New York Times

Christian Science Monitor

Newsweek
 

Political/Activist

Alternet.org

Mother Jones

 

Magazines/Special Interest

Psychology Today ("consumer" health)

Marie Claire (culture)

Investopedia (personal finance)

Also consider

  • Books
     
  • Documentaries
     
  • Professional Newsletters/Magazines: i.e., Advertising Age, Emergency Nurse

 

SCHOLARSHIP

SCHOLARLY / PEER REVIEWED / ACADEMIC

 

Peer Reviewed Journals

The Lancet

Journal of Biological Chemistry

Also consider 

  • Books 
     
  • Conference Proceedings
     
  • Academic Lectures 

 

REFERENCE AND FACTS

 

FACTUAL OR SUPPORTING DATA
 

 

Government Site

CIA World Fact Book 

 

Stock Indices

NASDAQ

Coindesk

 

Reference

Healthline

Wikipedia

Also consider 

  • Published Reference
     
  • Specific State and Federal Laws
     
  • Maps
     
  • Statistics/Reports
     
  • Surveys
     
  • Government Data: Census.gov

 

 

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