Let’s use the example of a celebrity interview to see how this one
piece of information could fit into the various categories we have
studied so far, depending on how it’s used and where it’s made
available.
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Primary |
Secondary
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Tertiary |
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POPULAR |
TV Interview with celebrity (Format: audio/visual) |
Magazine article about celebrity, with quotes (Format: print) |
Index of interviews with various celebrities (Format: Digital) |
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SCHOLARLY |
Interview notes; diary of professor studying media coverage of
celebrities (Format: digital) |
Journal article in Journal of Media Practice based on
professor's studies (Format: print and digital) |
Article listed in a bibliography (Format: Print) |
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TRADE |
Interview with celebrity in Variety (Format: print, digital) |
Story in Advertising Age about celebrity as spokesperson for
company, referring to interview in Variety (Format: print,
digital) |
Database of magazine articles (Format: digital) |
Print
Module 1