Popular Magazines
 
 Popular magazines are characterized by the following criteria:
 
CRITERIA POPULAR MAGAZINES
FORMAT/STYLE Many visuals / Informal
GRAPHICS Contains photographs, illustrations, and other graphics
SOURCES / DOCUMENTATION Citations or bibliography rarely provided and original sources can be obscure
AUTHORS / AUDIENCE Not always identified
Publication's staff or journalists; intended for a broad audience
LANGUAGE Simple
PURPOSE / SCOPE Entertains or persuades and occasionally utilized to sell products or services
PUBLISHERS Published commercial / trade organizations for profit.
ADVERTISEMENTS Extensive
EXAMPLES

  • People Weekly

  • Newsweek

  • National Geographic

  • Psychology Today
 
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