For more background about this topic, see the Connections excerpt. Consider the following possibilities for discussion:

• List several criteria that you could use to determine whether a source is credible?

• Are some forms of media more credible than others? How would you rate the credibility of television, radio, newspapers, and e-mail?

• Which would you say has more authority: Time, People, National Geographic or Scientific American? Why?

• List several of the constraints that print publishers face and discuss how they affect credibility.

• List several of the factors that influence Internet publication and discuss how they impact on-line credibility.

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