Be Credible

The primary audience for this book starts with students in Journalism 302: Infomania, a course we teach at the University of Kansas. When they take this class, these students usually are in their second or third semesters in the William Allen White School of Journalism and Mass Communications. They...

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Main Authors: Bobkowski, Peter (Author), Younger, Karna (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Lawrence, Kansas Peter Bobkowski and Karna Younger [2018]
Series:Open textbook library.
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Table of Contents:
  • I. Information Workflow
  • 1. Be Credible
  • 2. Search and Re-Search
  • 3. Search More Effectively
  • 4. Keep Detailed Research Notes
  • 5. Attribute All Sources
  • II. Evaluating Information
  • 6. Evaluate Information Vigorously
  • 7. Go Lateral With Cues and Evidence
  • 8. Tap Into a Credibility Network
  • 9. Contend With Bias
  • III. Information Sources
  • 10. Google
  • 11. Wikipedia
  • 12. Public Records
  • 13. Open Records and the Freedom of Information
  • 14. News
  • 15. Nonprofits
  • 16. Scholarly Research
  • 17. Data
  • 18. Market Research
  • 19. Public Companies
  • 20. Archives
  • 21. Interviews: An Introduction
  • 22. Interviews: Conversations with Risk
  • 23. Licensing Published Work