http://www.theatlantic.com/past/docs/issues/65aug/6508manning.htm
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hemingway_1953_Kenia.jpg
Another
  way of
 thinking
about it...


              Question every source!
Be a Source Detective
ask yourself:

      WHAT is it?
      WHO made it?
      WHY was it made?
      WHEN was it made?
Look for Credibility Clues
           check out the author
            about us, who I am, FAQs, company info
            google the author’s name in quotation marks

           check out the backlinks
            Google link:http://...

           check out the homepage
Consider the Source



 does the source cite its sources?
 can you verify the info in another
 source?
 is this source known for being
 biased?
Validate the evidence


              triangulate




Verify the information in multiple sources
Consider the
     date
How recent is the information?
Is it still true? Have new data
     and research made this
      information obsolete?
One last note

    article directories
 article syndication sites
  article marketing sites

  Proceed with caution!

Evaluating Sources

Editor's Notes