Reliability of Internet Sources

It is necessary to be a lot more critical of information from the Internet as compared with the more traditional sources of information. The Internet is open for anyone to publish, unlike books, which must comply with the editorial policy of the publishing companies. There are no barriers to publishing on the web- no journalistic ethics, no censorship or review process. You can use some of the following guidelines to assess whether information may be more likely to be accurate.

 
May Not be Reliable
Should be Reliable
Personal Homepages written by individuals Government sites
Use of language or images which are sexist, racist, violent or hate-filled Educational sites especially from universities
The "Hard Sell" Public interest groups with a clear ethical charter
Documents that express strong views about one side of an argument or express extreme viewpoints  Well qualified individuals e.g. university lecturers, doctors, respected media correspondents
Documents that present views that are inappropriate e.g. dispute commonly held views on human rights or appropriate human behaviour A statement of intent which will allow you to judge bias
Documents that have unverifiable data, omissions, distortions, stereotypes etc Sites recommended by teachers or books
Documents that have no date Date of publication given

 
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