Popular Press Grocery store tabloids
Popular Press Entertainment/Style
Popular Press Cultural/Intellectual
Popular Press News/Political
Popular Press The Trades
Popular Press Grocery store tabloids Entertainment/Style Cultural/Intellectual News/Political The Trades
Popular press articles are not scholarly. They are held to a looser standard in citing sources
The pop press can get away with citing anonymous sources.
Scholars are held to higher standard in disclosing sources. They must provide complete documentation.
Scholars held to a higher standard of documenting sources. Peer Review
Alternative terms for scholarly articles: peer-reviewed articles professional journals academic journals
Pop periodicals often announce the release of scholarly studies.
Popular Periodicals Awareness of current events Provides background information Fills gaps left by the scholarly press Announces release of scholarly studies