My process of evaluating information is entirely dependent on the medium through which I receive the information. It differs greatly between people, online outlets, and televised information. While my methods are different for each resource, and are by no means foolproof, they have proven to be the most effective at disseminating and examining information as objectively as possible. People are multi-faceted and as such, exhibit unpredictable behaviors at times. People who are mostly trustworthy may even sometimes engage in story-telling, rather than fact-sharing, with or without their own awareness. Friends, for example, may repeat stories of how they out swam riptides when in fact this has been proven to be nearly impossible for any …show more content…
Websites that have little to no reputation are usually ignored, and even websites that do are regarded with a grain of salt. Without delving too much into the reliability of the human mind under duress, it is still somewhat hard to believe horrible or hope-filled stories on what have always been deemed reliable sites. At its core, people are the drivers of the spread of false information. Social media is, in part, to blame in my opinion. There has been a shift from a general range of information presented to the public, such as the newspaper, to very restrictive and narrowly focused sources such as social media or search engines. A public that was once presented with general knowledge, now more than likely seeks out information to confirm what they already suspect. The objectivity of information seeking, even if one is conscientiously trying to be aware of it, may be losing an uphill battle in the light of previously held prejudices. With third parties such as friends and loved ones, the relationship is my first and foremost priority. I never desire to hurt another person with my words or actions, and try to be actively aware of what I say and do as a result. If someone I care for exaggerates a story, while I may not believe it, I say nothing in order to preserve our friendship. In the grand scheme of life, it means little to me anyways, and I am certain I have been guilty of the same exaggeration in the past. If a loved one
Apon revisiting the web site NewsComAu.com, I realised that I had overlooked certain criteria while compiling our online presentation, and although the website’s coverage and currency are good, and the information I used is ratified by other sources, I now notice that the article I used is not referenced and the website is full of advertisements and sensational stories, which although not wrong in itself, would tend to question the objectivity and in turn the authority of the site, and I would hesitate to use it again, NewsComAu, (2014). Eelink.net (1999) inform us that although it is wise to evaluate a website, that ‘good information can be found on bad sites’, and re affirms the need to evaluate the information found on a website as well as the website itself. This becomes particularly applicable if we cannot find information on our subject of research on so called ‘good sites’, which may in fact turn out to have a bias regarding even reporting certain information. This leads us to consider our personal bias, which according to Eelink.net (1999) we all have. Our bias needs to be taken into consideration, because if unchecked this could cause us to dismiss information while researching a subject simply because we personally disagree with it,
Should websites such as Wikipedia, Answers.com, and Reference.com be monitored for false information? Author, John Seigenthaler in his narrative article published in 2005 in the USA Today “A False Wikipedia Biography,” he begins his personal story by describing how his character was assassinated by publishing false and malicious “biography” under his name on Wikipedia, the popular, online, free encyclopedia. His first goal is to convey millions of people that Wikipedia is a flawed and irresponsible research tool. His second goal is to raise the awareness of how Wikipedia works. By establishing his credibility, building his case slowly, and appealing to both logic and emotions, Seigenthaler succeeds in writing an interesting and informative
The sites didn’t pertain to what I was trying to find on the web for my topic. The pages were worth visiting, because they showed me what the different was between a reliable source, and an unreliable source. The report on the Bay of Pigs had a lousey source that took me to sign up for Aol.com. Apparently a man named Jason Berry created the site, but I wouldn’t have figured that out without having to think about it. The HIV and aides site had legitmate facts and information that I found on other websites. The sources were factual and weren’t dead. The site had been dated current June 23rd 2015 and was dated recently. The second site that I looked at I knew it was fake, because It had no link to click on the sources, and at the bottom of the page it stated that the facts were not
Cheerleading began for me at the age of twelve. In the past I had played soccer, basketball, softball, did ballet. Basically every activity my mom could possibly put me in. All of those activities were okay, but cheerleading became something that was special to me. I first began cheering in middle school for the Hazelwood West Junior Wildcats. I cheered on the team throughout middle school literally dedicating all of my free time to cheerleading. I lived, ate, and dreamed cheer. I went on to continue cheering throughout my high school career, cheering for all Hazelwood West athletics, including: soccer, football, basketball, and wrestling. I was a hardcore dedicated athlete, and I had spirit like no other. From
The data-information-knowledge-wisdom (DIKW) continuum is a concept of the transformation of data into wisdom through cognitive processes. DIKW was initially used to illustrate principles of information management for the designing of information systems (Davenport & Pursak, 1989)(Saltworks, 2009). DIKW models utilized by nursing such as the model by Englebart & Nelson (2002), incorporate principles of increasing complexity due to increasing interactions What is important and unique to nursing is the DIKW concepts and models also help describe the critical thinking processes that nurses use to transform knowledge into the delivery of patient care, into education and learning and
Information is data that has been processed so that it has meaning and value to a recipient,
In order to gain knowledge and understanding, you must learn how to sift through information. To do this people must exercise a healthy amount of skepticism in everyday life so they are not deceived by false or misleading information. If you’re too trusting of what you read or hear you can easily be misinformed and could likely spread unreliable information. On the other hand, If you choose not to accept most information you can easily become ignorant and uneducated about the world around you. Sadly, in this day and age, journalism has become less reliable, so it is important to seek information from many sources to validate what you may read. Doing so will also aide in keeping an open mind by hearing stories from different
The media has been adversely affected by the explosion of information sources. It has become a tedious and cumbersome endeavor to accurately locate information sources that can stand to even the slightest bit of scrutinizing. For those who attempt to report the truth, they continue to find it
Data comprises of factual information. Data are the facts from which information is derived. Data is not necessarily informative on its own but needs to be structured, interpreted, analysed and contextualised. Once data undergoes this process, it transforms in to information. Information should be accessible and understood by the reader without needing to be interpreted or manipulated in any way.
Whether it is news channels on the television or whether it is Twitter and Facebook news, the public will always have a way to find out current reports. Since society has become so dependent on technology, a greater amount of individuals get their actual news online and especially through social media. As many of the public know, you cannot trust what people online are saying. Since individuals are so accustomed to getting the news online, many of them tend to believe what they just happen to scroll across on Twitter and Facebook or any other sort of social media. Finding actual facts and truths on the news have become so difficult now, due to all of the millions of different sites and places where we can get our news from. The news online tend to be biased and untrue due to how openly and freely individuals can create their own site and “reports” on current events such as a real news channels would. Social media has just made it more complicated to find the actual accuracy of current events but with enough research, dedication, and using the SMELL test, finding the right information would not be as
In today’s society, remaining connected and knowledgeable of current events and the newest trends is vital to staying ahead in business, education, and social standing. This information is supplied to everyone through the internet, newspapers, television, and radio. One can tune into stations such as CNN, NBC, Fox News, Al-Jazeera, and many others (“SQs of Media Outlets”). In order to meet the needs of viewers, readers, and listeners, the ideal media system would contain accurate, quick information, with a purely impartial view on the facts as they are known. However, this modern media system has not maintained an objective view, pushing opinionated and slanted reporting onto the population in order to create profit and gain customers. The exploitation of information media for personal gain has created a toxic and inaccurate present, constant in today’s society.
Definitely! Even if they are reliable sources, a lot of the time people do not bother to read if the information is even current. Not even five minutes ago, I saw a friend post a story on Facebook about a girl who was kidnapped by her neighbor who is thought to have killed her mother and brother. I recognized the picture of the teen immediately; Hannah Anderson. That happened back in 2013! I checked the comments section and so many people have been commenting in the last few days as if this is currently happening. The internet is an amazing tool, but unfortunately we cannot stop people from spreading inaccurate
“Now We Can Begin” an essay by Crystal Eastman is a very powerful essay. Eastman makes the point know in her essay that an honest and true feminist no matter where she stands in the movement she will see to the woman’s fight with strength and courage and how it matters in the future and as well as its difference in its approach for the workers fight for industrial freedom. Eastman state “In fighting for the right to vote most women have tried to be either non-committal or thoroughly respectable on every other subject. Now they can say what they are really after; and what they are after, in common with all the rest of the struggling world, is freedom”
Remember a moment where you read an article, and wonder if this is fake or real news? What seems like an infinite number of news web sites, which one can you trust with the most accurate news. Now it is time to explore a news web site called “INFO WARS.” The article chosen in this news web site is “21-year-old man has a baby and doctors say womb transplant for men will soon be possible.” This article is about a young man who has a baby before finishing his surgery of transforming into a transgender male. Doctors think that men can have a womb transplant. This means, men don’t need to have transgender surgery to have a baby. With the following information in mind, it is time to find out if this news article is
It is generally accepted that information is a vital commodity for the successful operation of today’s organizations. Nowadays modern business organizations are using computerized information systems in order to obtain such information. However as the technology advances rapidly the main issue is how can an organization should effectively use such an information system - which its management sometimes can be unpredictable - in order to effectively help the whole organization structure to improve and take the most out of it.