Magazines, journals, and newspapers are all periodicals. The following charts show how these types of periodicals differ. Articles in popular magazines like Vogue or Sports Illustrated contain information written for the general public. These sources may be appropriate to use in an academic paper, depending on your topic and focus . Magazines can be useful for introductory reading about your topic or for collecting fast facts.
Newspapers provide a journalistic perspective on a specific time and place.
Reliable news stories are based on eye witness' perceptions of what happened. The information therefore has a high level of quality, credibility, and reliability. They may or may not be peer-reviewed before publication. Journals with fully documented references are more scholarly than those that don't include a bibliography or list of references. Trade journals specialize in news and information for professionals in a certain occupation.