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High Hanging Fruit: SBM 0880

Recommended library resources for SBM 0880: High Hanging Fruit: Innovative Solutions to Wicked Social Problems, a GenEd U.S. Society course.

Resources for Evaluating Credibility and Bias

Allsides Media Bias Ratings
Media bias ratings for nearly 600 media outlets and writers. Ratings are determined using multiple methods and are based on blind surveys of people across the political spectrum, multi-partisan analysis, editorial reviews, third party data, and tens of thousands of user feedback ratings.

Ulrich's Periodical Directory This link opens in a new window
Ulrich's Periodical Directory is a searchable database of journal titles. Entries indicate whether or not a journal is peer-reviewed (refereed).

"Fake News," Misinformation & Disinformation
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Questions to Ask when Evaluating Information

Relevance & Appropriateness

Does this pertain to your topic?
Is this important to your topic?
Will this support your thesis?

Authority & Credibility

Who is writing this?
Are they qualified to write on this subject?

Accuracy & Verifiability

Are there references to check validity?
Is the data available on claims made?

Bias & Objectivity

Is this author expressing their opinion as fact?
Are they trying to sway your viewpoint?

Currency & Timeliness

When was this written?
Is the date of the information relational to the source?

Scope & Depth

Does it have breadth? Broad in scope
Does it have depth? Intense in scope Intended

Audience & Purpose

Who is this written for?
What are they accomplishing by writing this?