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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