Articles are published faster than books and usually provide the most current and detailed information on your topic. Articles appear in periodicals, magazines, journals, and newspapers. Magazine articles are useful for brief, general, introductory information. Usually written by reporters or practitioners for a general audience.
Newspaper articles are good sources for current, general information.
Academic or government studies may be reported in newspapers, and can be a source of current statistics. Written by reporters for a general audience. Journal articles from scholarly or professional journals are good sources for current research in a particular discipline or field. Usually written by professors or researchers for students, colleagues and researchers. Journal articles are often narrower in scope than books.