The document discusses how the type and quality of information available about an event changes over time. Immediately after an event, basic facts are reported through television, radio, and internet, but some details may be inaccurate. Newspapers in following days provide more details and analysis, along with comments from experts. Popular magazines in subsequent weeks analyze why events occurred. Trade magazines months later focus on industry specifics. Years later, scholarly journals and books by experts offer the highest credibility and cite sources, but use specialized language. The type of information depends on when the event took place.

2. THE TYPE OF INFORMATION ABOUT AN EVENT
CHANGES WITH THE PASSAGE OF TIME.
THE INFORMATION AVAILABLE ABOUT AN EVENT
DEPENDS ON WHEN THE EVENT OCCURRED.

3. THE DAY THAT SOMETHING HAPPENS
SOURCES OF INFORMATION:
TELEVISION, RADIO, INTERNET

4. ONLY BASIC INFORMATION
IS AVAILABLE.
THE DAY THAT SOMETHING HAPPENS

5. SOME OF THE INFORMATION
MAY BE INACCURATE
THE DAY THAT SOMETHING HAPPENS

6. ONLY THE BASIC FACTS:
WHO, WHAT, WHERE
THE DAY THAT SOMETHING HAPPENS

7. NO EXPLAINATION OF
WHY SOMETHING HAPPENED
THE DAY THAT SOMETHING HAPPENS

8. IN THE DAYS AFTER AN EVENT
NEWPAPERS WILL BE
THE SOURCE INFORMATION.

9. MORE DETAILS WILL
BECOME AVAILABLE
NEWSPAPERS

10. A LOOK AT WHY
AN EVENT HAPPENED
NEWSPAPERS

11. MAY INCLUDE COMMENTS
FROM EXPERTS AND
GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS
NEWSPAPERS

12. WRITTEN FOR THE
GENERAL PUBLIC
NEWSPAPERS

13. IN THE WEEKS AFTER AN EVENT
Popular and mass market magazines
will be reporting about an event.

14. More detailed information
will be available.
POPULAR MAGAZINES

15. There will be analysis explaining
why something happened.
POPULAR MAGAZINES

16. Magazine articles will not
have detailed citations
for the sources used.
POPULAR MAGAZINES

17. The information will
have been written for the
general public.
POPULAR MAGAZINES

18. IN THE MONTHS AFTER AN EVENT
Months later trade magazines
will publish articles about an event.

19. Current news, trends and products
in a specific industry.
TRADE MAGAZINES

20. TRADE MAGAZINES
Practical information for professionals
working in the field or industry.

21. TRADE MAGAZINES
Author is usually a professional in the
field, or someone with subject
expertise.

22. TRADE MAGAZINES
Articles directed toward
professionals in that line of work.

23. TRADE MAGAZINES
Articles may contain specialized
terminology or jargon.

24. IN THE YEARS AFTER AN EVENT
Scholarly journals, books, conference
proceedings, and reference sources
such as encyclopedias.

25. SCHOLARLY JOURNALS
Scholarly articles are written by
researchers, professors, or
students and are published in
research or academic journals.

26. Scholarly articles have the
highest level of credibility. They
have been put through a system
of review where other experts in
the that field check the article for
accuracy.
SCHOLARLY JOURNALS

27. Authors are experts, scholars, and
researchers with significant knowledge
in the subject area.
SCHOLARLY JOURNALS

28. The articles are written for professors,
researchers, students, and other
professionals in the field.
SCHOLARLY JOURNALS

29. The articles will use scholarly
language, as well as technical or
specialized language.
SCHOLARLY JOURNALS

30. The articles will cite the sources
used and contain a bibliography.
SCHOLARLY JOURNALS

31. REMEMBER
THE TYPE OF INFORMATION
ABOUT AN EVENT
DEPENDS ON WHEN
THE EVENT OCCURRED.