The focus may be worldwide in scope, or may focus on specific geographic regions. Articles are generally short, written using little specialized jargon, and often have no author attributed to them. Very rarely will articles in popular magazines provide bibliographies, footnotes, or other types of citations to sources. Popular magazines often include various types of reviews, covering books, movies, products, Internet sites, television and radio programs, etc. A broad, general readership, or those specifically interested in news and events pertaining to a particular geographic region or a specific area of popular culture.
Many popular magazines devoted to current events come out weekly or twice a month.
Newspapers may provide full or partial texts of important speeches, and profiles of nationally or locally prominent individuals and organizations. Newspapers are ordinarily published either daily or weekly. A select, targeted audience of those with a strong personal or professional interest in the area that the newsletter reports on. Trade or professional organizations, social organizations or clubs, commercial publishers, or even individuals may publish newsletters.