Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Fact-Checking, Terra


http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/UNICEF-closing-Winnipeg-office-82711202.html

This article just says it is writen by the "Staff Writer" and according to the CRAP test, we aren't able to see how credible the author is by using google to see what else he/she has done.

The statistics used in the article aren't backed up by any URL's or even supported by where the information is from.

The author does, however, attribute the quotes that are used in the article.

When I googled Sharon Avery's name, I was able to see that she did indeed work for UNICEF.

It is extremely important to be accurate and thorough because it helps with the writer's credibility. It is important for a writer to maintain a reputation of being accurate so that he/she will continue to have people who read his/her articles. People do not want to read articles that aren't accurate and many people don't have the time to fact-check every article they read. If they can simply trust what a writer writes it makes it more convenient for the readers in the future.

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