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Articles appear in newspapers, and information is disseminated on TV,
radio and web pages. Depending on the event or occurrence, this information
may be prolific or sparse.
For example: a "general news" search in Lexis Nexis lists 102 articles
on the Exxon Valdez oil spill that appeared March 25 - March 31, 1989,
just a few days after the event.
NEWSPAPERS
- Audience: General public
- Coverage: Any subject of interest; newsworthy events; local
coverage
- Written By: Professional journalists; some articles contributed
by specialists
- Timeliness: up-to-date coverage (one-half day to a week)
- Length: 50-2,000 words
- Content: Dependent upon the type of article: analysis, statistics,
graphics, photographs, editorial opinion; no bibliography or list of sources
- Slant: Tends to be mainstream/neutral
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