| Day of Event |
- Television
- Radio
- Twitter
- Facebook
- Blogs
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- Most up to date Information
- Easy to understand.
- Many sources are primary sources.
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- Can be inaccurate (no proof/peer review process)
- Generally no insight, just a statement of facts.
- Intended for general audiences.
- Written by non-experts.
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| Week of the Event |
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- More detailed and factual than immediate reports.
- Can include facts or opinions from experts.
- Can include statistics or graphics.
- Can provide some insight into why the event occurred.
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- Intended for general audiences.
- Written by non-experts.
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| Week After Event |
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- Includes detailed reports, opinions, and insight.
- Offers perspectives from particular groups or geared for specific audiences.
- Are written by professional journalists, essayists, and often contain commentary by scholars or experts in the field.
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- Intended for general audiences.
- Can often contain editorial bias of the publication.
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| Months After Event |
- Academic/Scholarly Journals
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- Contain detailed analysis, empirical research reports, and learned commentary.
- Often theoretical, analyzing the impact of the event on society, culture, and public policy.
- Are peer-reviewed which ensures high credibility and accuracy.
- Include bibliographies.
- Authored by experts in the field.
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- Very specific in topic. Often contains information pertaining to one aspect of the event.
- Highly technical language.
- Intended for other scholars and can be difficult to understand for those outside of the field.
- Are slow to publish.
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| A Year After the Event |
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- Provide in-depth coverage of an event, often expanding from earlier research.
- Can place the event into historical context.
- Can provide detailed overviews of the event.
- Can provide other relevant sources through bibliographies.
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- Can range from scholarly in-depth analyses to popular books which are not as well researched.
- Might have a bias.
- Author may not be an authority on the subject.
- Are slow to publish.
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| Years After the Event |
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- Contain established knowledge.
- Includes factual information.
- Can contain statistics and bibliographies.
- Authored by scholars and experts in the field.
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- Not as detailed as books or journals.
- Often intended for general audiences.
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