The term "popular press" refers to material written for the general public. This is opposed to scholarly material written for an academic or research audience, or trade material written for an industry audience. Most popular press materials are newspaper and magazine articles.
| Popular Press | Trade | Scholarly |
|---|---|---|
|
Time, Newsweek, etc. |
Chronicle of Higher Education Wall Street Journal |
American Journal of Nursing Educational Leadership Psychological Bulletin |
The ProQuest Central database is one place to find popular press materials.
- On the Walden Library homepage, click on Databases A-Z.
- Click on the dropdown box: All Database Types.
- From that dropdown list, click on: Newspapers & Magazines.
- Scroll down and click on: ProQuest Central.
- Log in with your MyWalden email address and password if prompted.
- Type your keywords into the search boxes. For example:
First Search Box: healthcare
Second Search Box: privilege
- Verify the Full Text box is checked.
- In the Source Type box, check Magazines and Newspapers.
- Click the Search button.
Search tip: By default the database displays the search results by relevance. You may find it useful to view the results by date. Use the Sorted by button in the left column to change the sort order.
More Information:
- Guide: Database Search Skills
- Guide: Keyword Searching: Finding Articles on Your Topic
- Guide: Verify Peer Review
- Guide: Evaluating Resources
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