| Author |
- Person who experienced an event
- Researchers who conducted an experiment ot study themselves
- News reporter at an event when it occurs (war, accident, natural disaster, etc.)
- Organizations or government agencies
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- News reporter interviewing someone who witnessed an event
- Anyone who summarizes an event or study after it has been initially written about
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| Purpose |
- Personal communication
- News reporting of an event
- Communication of policy
- Communication of study or research results
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- To inform about an event or study
- To provide analysis of an event or study
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| Examples |
- Letters, diaries, personal blogs, emails
- First - person accounts of an event
- Newspaper article reporting an event
- Journal articles detailing the research methods and results
- Autobiography (book written about one's own life)
- Statistics
- Court cases
- Office memos or reports
- Performances or plays
- Films or television shows
- Photographs, paintings, sculptures, posters
- Short stories or novels
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- Newspaper or magazine article summarizing or analyzing a past event
- Article review in a journal
- Website
- Book (not autobiographical)
- Encyclopedia article
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