Popular magazines may be useful depending on your topic.

They usually contain articles on general interest issues as well as current local and world events.

Advantages of magazine articles:

• articles are reviewed by editors for accuracy prior to publication;
• articles are published frequently and may cover current and local events in a more timely manner.

Disadvantages of magazine articles:

• articles are written by knowledgable staff writers, but most do not have the same level of subject expertise as journal article writers;
• articles do not undergo the strict peer-review process that scholarly journal articles do, so mistakes may be overlooked;
• writers are reporting second-hand on the original research of others, and may not always report everything accurately;
• articles usually do not contain citations to the information sources writers use;
• articles may contain bias.