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The document provides guidelines for evaluating the credibility and reliability of news media sources. It lists criteria such as assessing the evidence supporting the main points, evaluating the reliability of sources by considering whether they are named, multiple, authoritative, and independent. Additional criteria include determining how close the reporter is to the situation, whether inferences are made, if the work is transparent, key questions are answered, the story is fair and placed in context. The document emphasizes evaluating sources based on these factors like named vs unnamed sources and whether facts are verified or asserted.
The document provides guidelines for evaluating the credibility and reliability of news media sources. It lists criteria such as assessing the evidence supporting the main points, evaluating the reliability of sources by considering whether they are named, multiple, authoritative, and independent. Additional criteria include determining how close the reporter is to the situation, whether inferences are made, if the work is transparent, key questions are answered, the story is fair and placed in context. The document emphasizes evaluating sources based on these factors like named vs unnamed sources and whether facts are verified or asserted.
The document provides guidelines for evaluating the credibility and reliability of news media sources. It lists criteria such as assessing the evidence supporting the main points, evaluating the reliability of sources by considering whether they are named, multiple, authoritative, and independent. Additional criteria include determining how close the reporter is to the situation, whether inferences are made, if the work is transparent, key questions are answered, the story is fair and placed in context. The document emphasizes evaluating sources based on these factors like named vs unnamed sources and whether facts are verified or asserted.
Some ways to judge the credibility and reliability of sources
1. Assess the evidence supporting the main points of the story. a. What is verified? b. What is asserted? 2. Assess the evidence. Are the sources reliable? Sources checklist: a. Named sources are better than unnamed sources b. ultiple sources are better than a single source c. Authoritative sources are better than uninformed sources d. Sources !ho verify are better than those !ho assert "#$ kno!% vs. #$ believe% & e. $ndependent sources are better than self'interested sources (. )o! close is the reporter to #opening the free*er%? a. $s the evidence direct or indirect? b. Are inferences made? +. ,oes the reporter make his or her !ork transparent? -. Are the key .uestions ans!ered? Who? What? Where? When? Why? )o!?
/. $s the story fair?
0. ,oes the reporter place the story in conte1t? "2aken from Schneider. ).3 and Schreiber3 4. "5ds.& "2660&. News literacy coursepak. "p.77&3 Ne! 8ork: S9N8 Stony :rook. & 2he criteria of the reliability of sources !as determined by looking at several important factors3 such does the article make use of named or unnamed sources3 do the sources have authority on the sub;ect3 and are the facts verified. 2he second criteria3 !hether or not the ne!s source put the situation in conte1t !ith the other events that have led up to this point..2he second criteria $ chose !as !hether or not the article includes information about the conte1t of the events leading up to the current situation. $ important to recogni*e in an article in order to e1pose any bias3 but it also helps to sho! the situation from a different point of vie! and shed light on the other side of the story.