| Author |
Staff writer; journalist |
Expert in the field; known credentials |
| Audience |
General public |
Scholars, researchers |
| Language |
Little technical language or subject-specific jargon |
Uses technical language and subject-specific jargon |
| Coverage |
Broad topics; shallow coverage; shorter length |
Narrow topics; in-depth coverage; longer length |
| Documentation |
Usually no bibliography |
Bibliography present |
| Peer-reviewed? |
No |
Almost always, in the sciences |
