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* ''Analytical reports:'' The newspaper publishes a week-long series of articles on health care systems in the nation. This is not merely a piece that provides one or two comments from someone who is labeled an "analyst" in the source, but is a major work that collects, compares, and analyzes information.
* ''Book reviews:'' Book reviews are generally secondary sources if they provide information beyond a basic description of the book's contents. Book reviews are often a mix of primary and secondary material: e.g., an analysis of some aspect of the book (secondary) plus the reviewer's rating or opinion about the book (primary).
Again, [[#.22Primary.22_is_not_another_way_to_spell_.22bad.22|"Primary" is not another way to spell "bad"]]. Just because most newspaper articles are primary sources does not mean that these articles are not reliable and often highly desirable independent sources.
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