Accessing quality information on the web

1. ACCESSING QUALITY
INFORMATION ON THE
WEB
CREATED BY: AARON JOSEPH WONG

2. INTRODUCTION
• I analyzed the 3 main skills needed to access quality information through the Web
and outlined my own 3 step process.

3. MEDIA LITERACY
• Because of “Digitized Homophily”, individuals are trapped in their own filter bubbles
and echo chambers
• Individuals have to be able to venture out of their comfort zone and challenge their
beliefs
• Commenting is a way for individuals to do this which was highlighted in the Phillip
Defranco video above.
• Commenting allows individuals to express their views online and receive feedback that
may challenge their existing beliefs.
• Comments can also be a useful way of warning others of unreliable information in the
source

4. INFORMATION LITERACY
• Since our early education, we were rarely taught on how to access the quality of
information on the web. Hence, it became human instincts to click on whatever
caught our interest whether credible or not.
• As the digital age is growing larger, it has become important to be able to equip
ourselves with the relevant information literacy.
• One method for us is to be able to identify reliable and credible journalist websites is
by checking their background information(author & website), citations and date of
publish.
• Forbes, one of the most famous journalist website, listed New York Times, The Wall
Street Journal, The Washington Post etc. as some of the websites that actually talk
about the “real” facts.

5. DATA LITERACY
• Data literacy is relatively new and thus, many people lack the experience to
properly access the quality of information they see on the Web.
• Data comes in the form of words, numbers, images or sounds. Hence, is
quantifiable.
• By doing comparisons with other sources, we will be able to determine the true
quality of our sources.
• This is more applicable to data sources but may also work for other sources as
well.

6. THE 3 Cs
Cite • Choose a reliable and credible source
Compare • Weigh the results against other
sources
Comment
• Inform others on the
reliability and credibility of
the source
• Gain feedback
• By combining what I know, I
created a 3 step process
called the 3 Cs that may
help you to be able to
properly access the quality
of information online.

7. SOME LIMITATIONS
• Cite
 We are all still prone to human error, even the best websites may still make some
mistakes in their content or stats.
• Compare
 We might just be comparing an unreliable source with another unreliable source
 Difficult to compare non-quantifiable sources (Media & Information)
• Comment
 Limited to the extent of the participation of other people, whether they provide useful
feedback etc.

8. THANKS FOR READING!!!