These databases have a variety of sources in them, on a multitude of topics. They're not a bad place to start, but you will have to be careful to make sure you are looking at scholarly articles.
These databases contain scholarly & professional articles on Communication Studies topics.
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Popular articles
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Scholarly Articles
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Are written for a general audience- not specialists
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Are written for professionals or specialists in a field
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Are written by journalists
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Are written by specialists or professionals in a field
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Are stories typically assigned to writers by an editor
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Are written by scholars who are sharing their research with fellow scholars. These articles go through a process of peer-review
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Are written in language aimed at non specialists- "anyone" can understand
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May be written using highly specialized or technical language- the "jargon" of a field
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Can be short, to the point, summaries of a story or idea
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Are more lengthy, explore a topic in depth
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Magazines are often filled with pictures, advertising for general products
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Journals rarely have pictures (though there may be graphs of data) and only have professional ads, if any
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Never have a bibliography or list of references
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Always have a bibliography or list of references
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