LibGuides UFV: Types of Periodicals: Popular Magazines

Types of Periodicals

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Canadian Business & Current Affairs (CBCA) (ProQuest) This link opens in a new window
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Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature (EBSCOHost) This link opens in a new window

Popular Magazine Characteristics

Current events & news
Primary source for popular culture
Short articles
Interviews
Some book reviews

Taken from Maclean's, November 16, 2105.

Non-technical, often simple, language

Taken from Maclean's, November 16, 2105, pg 23.

Journalists

Screenshot taken from http://www.macleans.ca/society/health/how-our-childrens-guts-can-affect-their-adult-health/

Original sources can be obscure

Taken from Maclean's, November 16, 2105, pg 20.

Commercial/trade publishers

Glitzy
Many graphics and pictures
Lots of color ads

Taken from Maclean's, November 16, 2105, pg. 37.

Examples of Magazine Articles

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