What Are Popular Sources

Popular sources — intended for a general audience of readers, they are written typically to entertain, inform, or persuade. Popular sources help you answer who, what, when, and where questions and are essential for finding information about current events or issues.

How do you know if a source is popular?

1. general interest stories which may refer to research but do not contain original research.
2. written by the general public.
3. are not peer-reviewed.
4. rarely include citations.
5. tend to be shorter, about 200 words to a few pages.

Is the New York Times a popular source?

The New York Times is one of the most widely read newspapers in the United States and has been a fixture of American print news for over 150 years.