Outline for Informational Report

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Introduction

mention different kinds of writing in different professions in the field, formal and informal, use of language made for a public audience or for colleagues

Non-Academic writing: 

define non academic writing, mention format, genre, audience, language, references

cables are written with very specific language and format for a very specific and private audience, use interview part where he describes cables

blog post more informal and written for public audience

newspaper article a bit more formal written for public audience with clear language

Academic writing:

define academic writing, mention format, structure, genre, audience, length

scholarly article about immigration enforcement

scholarly article about politics involving race and voter ID laws

scholarly article about latino immigration and representation in local politics

talk about how all three of these sources show a kind of formal writing professors in political science could do with research and publication, meant more for colleagues, language is more formal and explanations are lengthy, format is that of IMRAD, sources are always cited

Conclusion

differences between non-academic and academic sources, main thing to remember is that there will be writing no matter what profession, what will very is the language, structure, and references