Understanding Types of Sources
Blogs, Podcasts, & Social Media
Content Marketing
Newspapers
Popular Magazines
Professional Organizations
Trade Journals & Magazines
Scholarly Journals
Identifying Content Marketing
Clues for Identifying Content Marketing
When Can Content Marketing be a Valid Source?
Assessing Resource Credibility
Refer to this page when trying to determine whether or not an information source is a reliable source.
Vetting Online Content and Fact-Checking Claims
Use the these strategies to evaluate the truthfulness and quality of claims.
Research Strategies
Searching for a Specific Publication
Searching Within a Specific Publication
Scanning Tables of Contents
Searching Within Databases
Refining Search Results
Researching Communication In Your Field
Use these strategies to discover what employers and communication experts have to say about communication practices in your industry.
Suggested Sources for General (Multiple) Audiences
Industry Research
News & Current Events (Newspapers & Popular Magazines)
Suggested Sources for Industry (Professional) Audiences
Suggested sources are categorized by industry.
Building Credibility with Citations & Attribution
Convey the credibility of your sources using attributive tags, signal phrases, hyperlinks, synthesis, and correct formatting of publication titles.
Content Credit
The content on this page was developed by the WSB Business Communication team.