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MagazinesMagazines

A Magazine is a publication A Magazine is a publication containing various articles by various containing various articles by various authors. Articles extend from pop authors. Articles extend from pop culture to news around the world.culture to news around the world.

Baltimore MagazinesBaltimore Magazines

Examples of such magazines are: Examples of such magazines are: Baltimore GuideBaltimore Guide Baltimore AlternativeBaltimore Alternative Mic LifeMic Life Baltimore Jewish timesBaltimore Jewish times The Baltimore MagazineThe Baltimore Magazine

Type of InformationType of Information

The type of information magazines The type of information magazines have any kinds of information you have any kinds of information you want to search for. want to search for.

For example, news, media, lifestyles, For example, news, media, lifestyles, hobbies, sports, self-helphobbies, sports, self-help

StrengthsStrengths

Strengths of magazines are that Strengths of magazines are that magazines are a quick way to read magazines are a quick way to read about subjects and to form opinions about subjects and to form opinions on certain issues.on certain issues.

Magazines are good to find out about Magazines are good to find out about recent events and things going on recent events and things going on around your statearound your state

WeaknessWeakness

Magazines are generally biasMagazines are generally bias Such a wide variety, that some Such a wide variety, that some

magazines don’t have correct magazines don’t have correct informationinformation

Magazines tend to release before all Magazines tend to release before all the information is obtained on a the information is obtained on a recent eventrecent event

Relevant InformationRelevant Information

Look at the table of contents to see if Look at the table of contents to see if any headlines pertain to what you any headlines pertain to what you are looking forare looking for

One could skim through the One could skim through the magazine to look at things that they magazine to look at things that they might want to read aboutmight want to read about

How authoritative are magazinesHow authoritative are magazines

Since articles on certain events tend Since articles on certain events tend to be published just after they occur, to be published just after they occur, when not all of the information on when not all of the information on them is obtained, they tend to be them is obtained, they tend to be somewhat inaccurate.somewhat inaccurate.

Some well known magazines such as Some well known magazines such as Time, will have accurate information Time, will have accurate information because they sometimes use primary because they sometimes use primary sourcessources

Reliable?Reliable?

A particular Magazine could be A particular Magazine could be reliable based off the author of the reliable based off the author of the magazine. magazine.

Do the magazines writers have a Do the magazines writers have a history of being biased in their history of being biased in their editorials?editorials?

Has the magazine been around for a Has the magazine been around for a long time to be popular and truelong time to be popular and true

Some other uses?Some other uses?

Some other uses for magazines could Some other uses for magazines could be to acquire information on pop be to acquire information on pop culture and entertainment purposesculture and entertainment purposes

Also to listen to people’s opinions on Also to listen to people’s opinions on certain topicscertain topics

If magazine articles that you read If magazine articles that you read cite certain sources that you feel cite certain sources that you feel would be helpful, you can seek them would be helpful, you can seek them out, as well.out, as well.