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Information Cycle
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Daily publications containing
accounts of the day's events and other features. Most newspapers
are typically published for a single city or town (The Wenatchee
World), while papers from the largest cities (The New York Times)
have a more global readership, and others target a specialized audience (Wall Street Journal).
Strengths:
- Local perspectives on a story
- Primary source for events
- Good for local news stories too small to be published elsewhere
Considerations:
- Large city papers may publish separate city and national editions
with different content
- Articles written with newest developments first and background information
later (pyramid style.)
- Back issues of most papers, when available, are normally only on microfilm or in Web archives
- Web versions usually differ from print versions
- Target audience: General public, usually in a specific city or region
May require validation of data, especially with Internet sources
Assumes a fairly high level of familiarity with an issue or topic
Usually not good for gathering background information, but great for gathering clues and easily-overlooked insights
Target audience: Any group sharing a common interest -- you may need to look up some terms
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