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Maurice Jarre: “One could say my life itself has been
one long soundtrack. Music was my life, music brought
me to life, and music is how I will be remembered long
after I leave this life. When I die there will be a final waltz playing in my head, that only I can hear…”
In obit in many reputable newspapers
Experiment: made-up quote on Wikipedia
No caught on for a full month!
Prankster:
"I am 100 percent convinced that if I hadn't come forward, that quote
would have gone down in history as something Maurice Jarre said,
instead of something I made up…It would have become another
example where, once anything is printed enough times in the media
without challenge, it becomes fact."
Credibility of information
The information’s credibility is your
credibility
Your source’s credibility is your
credibility!
Quicker, Better
Searching
Jtools
Where do you go online for info?
1.Learn Your Search Engine
Yahoo!
Bing
Others
How search engines work
Not real time search
You search a database
Is there much difference?
Partners:
Let’s test it out
Yes, there’s a difference Thumbshots.com
only 13 of 60 the same = official site
So for your favorite –
Know the search page
Pop out; 1st listing
People related
Know how to filter searches
Time filter
Okay try Bing Or Yahoo!
Where do you filter by time?
Do you get related people or related searches
Where do the ads or sponsored content
appear
Know your search engine – Yahoo!
Know your search engine – Bing!
Each has an advanced search
Review
1. Learn your favo search
engine
2. Use more than one
search engine
Let’s do another comparison
Story in news today A = Put name in quotes
B = no quotes
3. Write complex search statements
Put a phrase in quotes
Pick words carefully
think: NOT “what do I want”
BUT “what would be on the page”
Search near terms
Newhouse near:5 Brown
Chiefs near/10 Benetti
3. Write complex search statements
Filter to search at one site
Example: keyword site:address
“Lorraine Branham” site:syr.edu
Otto site:syr.edu
Use minus to delete terms
”Mirror Award” -2012 -2011 – 2010 -2009 –2008
site:newhouse.syr.edu
4. Try a directory
Search Engine
Specific information
the needle in the haystack!
Directory
Sites already screened
Fewer returns
Higher quality
the haystack
Directories
Internet Public Library
ipl.org/subject
nccnewslinks.syr.edu
5. Use Ready Reference Sites
Itools
Phone directories 2012 survey of most accurate biz listings:
For pronouncers– Voice of America
Review
1. Know your search engine
2. Use more than one search engine
3. Write complex search statements
4. Try a directory
5. Use ready references
So is what
we find
correct?
© New Yorker
Validity of Sources
How many sources needed?
CBS and others retweeted
cbssports.com writer fired
Playboy 1967
TMZ reprint
What a hurricane shot!
Well, maybe not! Thanks PhotoShop!
Nebraska Thunderstorm
© 2004 Mike Hollingshead
Double-check the news!
"FSA commander Riyadh Al
Asaad states a tactical
withdrawal from Aleppo
imminent."
What do these folks have in
common?
Fake twitter pages!
Verify sports figures: sportsin140.com © Associated Press
How Do You Gauge Credibility?
1. Figure out the type of site
.com
.org
.gov
.edu
.net
.mil
country codes:
.uk, .ge, .au
.aero
.biz
.coop
.info
.int
.museum
.name
.pro
Now about any name possible–
.starbucks
.coke
.carrier
.syracuse
1.Figure out the type of site
Purpose?
Advocacy
Business/marketing
Informational
Personal
.org
.com
.edu .gov
Playing movies
2. Use A2-C-O Checklist
Authority
Accuracy
Currency
Objectivity
From Jan Alexander and Marsha Tate, Widener University
3. See what it says about itself
Orangefizz.net
4. Find out who registered the site
Whois at Netsol.com
syracusefire.com
5. Find related sites
Formula:
related:name of site
Check out:
Orangefizz.net or syracusefire.com
Review:
5 Tips
1. Figure out the type of site
2. Use the A2-C-O criteria
3. See what it says about itself
4. Who registered it?
5. Find related sites
Other quick trix
How to verify tweets?
Check previous tweets of that person
Check tweeter’s bio
Check Topsy for how long person’s been
tweeting
Who follows this person?
Does anyone who is credible retweet this person?
Quick Tip:
Is this email for real?
Snopes debunks myths
“originally a black woman...”
Checking Photos
TinEye.com
Where image came from
Track the appearance of an
image online
Discover modified/edited versions
Or Google search click on camera icon
Questions?
Other tips on verifying
sources?
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