Wikipedia:Reliable sources / Samantha Burton

This week's reading is a very complete guideline by Wikipedia that tackles the subject of reliable sources when doing not only an academic research but also publishing articles online. It contains explanations and examples of what are and how to find good sources of knowledge on the internet in times where fact-checkings are not so easily carried out. It also breaks down policies on how to accomplish a “reliable source” status in very specific contexts.

To me, it was very interesting to read about the overall questionable sources and how it puts accurate and reliable information into a very delicate position. In times where most of the world population has not only access to the internet but also the power to speak and be heard online, reliable sources are faced with an unjust competition. They become a part of a race that tries to identify what is true and what is not amidst a never-ending flow of creation and dissemination of information.

After today's reading I was left wanting to reflect on how much of this discussion on reliable sources can be linked to the very hot topic of “fake news” and overall the problematic scenario of breaking-news and its inaccuracies.

Samantha Burton

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  1. CHANGYU JUNG(정찬규)March 22, 2020 at 7:00 AM

    I think topics like "fake news" can't be separated from the discussion about reliable sources. Because many people get information from news and they evaluate something based on that information. So I reckon things like "fake news" are taking up big parts in the discussion about reliable sources these days.

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