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Enhancing Internet Literacy: Evaluating Websites with the 5 W's of Journalism

This guide focuses on crucial internet literacy skills, teaching users how to critically evaluate online sources. By applying journalism’s 5 W's—WHO is responsible for the site, WHAT is the site’s purpose, WHEN was it created and last updated, WHERE can you verify the information, and WHY use it for research—you can better discern reliable information. The text provides examples, including the “tree octopus” website and others, to illustrate how to assess credibility, recognize humor or misinformation, and verify facts effectively. Protect yourself from misinformation by always evaluating sources.

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Enhancing Internet Literacy: Evaluating Websites with the 5 W's of Journalism

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  1. Be Information Literateon the Internet -- Evaluate!

  2. Use journalism’s 5 W’s to evaluate: • WHO is responsible for the site? • WHAT is the purpose of the site? • WHEN was the page created and last updated? • WHERE can you verify the information? • WHY would you use or not use this site for research?

  3. If you search Google for “octopus,” you will find this site near the top of the list: WHO - http://zapatopi.net/treeoctopus/ Link to this site, arrow to the bottom of page one, and answer the question,WHO is responsible for this site?

  4. WHO is responsible for this site? www.aqua.org/animals_giantpacificoctopus.html If you browse your Google list, down on page 4 you will find this site: Link to this site, check into “About Us – Who’s Who” in the left column. Is this site is likely to be a more reliable source of information?

  5. WHAT - What do you think is the purpose of this web page? http://www.dhmo.org/

  6. WHAT is the purpose of the site? Did you get the joke about Dihydrogen-Monoxide? If not, ask a chemistry student.Notice that a purpose beyond amusing you seems to be selling T-shirts.

  7. WHEN - When was this page created and last updated? www.bandersnatch.com/guide.htm

  8. WHEN was the page created and last updated? Besides all the other reasons to doubt, did the bandersnatch.com site seem sufficiently current for a “University” site?

  9. WHERE - Where can you verify the information on this Internet site? http://sunny.crk.umn.edu/courses/MISC/MCG/

  10. WHERE can you verify the information? Unless your Internet information is from an LCPS-purchased Online Database, you MUST verify the information!Suggested places to verify:Print – an encyclopedia, an atlas of the statesDatabase – Access Science, Business NewsBankNote: the .edu url of this site, http://sunny.crk.umn.edu/courses/MISC/MCG/does NOT mean it can be trusted without verification!

  11. WHY - www.molossia.org/countryeng.htmlWHY would you – or would you not – use this site for research?

  12. Protect yourself from misinformation.Always EVALUATE sources -- and double check facts!

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