What Is Credibility?

Credibility material: Since the assignment of this project, our group has been reading articles from Chicago newspapers, blogs, news stations, and government agencies.

The media today has become a topic of concern for many members of the general population. Am I getting a reliable source of information? Is this source withholding the truth and ameliorating a topic? If I know that the information being reported is false, how can I trust that any other information from this source can be trusted? These are several questions that a particular citizen might make on a day to day basis, and when the question of bias is thrown into the mix, an overwhelming feeling of mistrust in our media can ensue. Media sources today are siding more and more towards their viewers political views, and this creates a form of media-bias that can spread untrustworthy information out into the public. Depending on your media source,

from the writings of others. In the media bias plays a role in the validity of certain things. An example,

Confirmation bias is the tendency for a person to search for information that solely helps support their opinion or hypothesis. For example, I’ve observed the media doing this a lot. One example that’s trending now, is that Kylie Jenner is pregnant. The media keeps going on and on about it, although none of the family members have confirmed this. The media seems to keep bringing to light the fact that she’s wearing baggy clothes, buying a box of donuts, or having a party in her backyard, which they say was her baby shower. They media ignores the fact that she’s a teenager and lots of teenagers eat unhealthy. Or the fact that she always hosts lots of different events for other people at her house, which we see on their show. The media

The author of my article is credible. Honor Whiteman. She has written many other medical issues for regular people to high class doctors that are trying to learn about something new. I know this is true because that information came out of a google result. Another way my article is credible is the purpose of the article. At the bottom of the article there was a little tiny thing that said it was approved by doctors so that means doctors use that information and what is the point of making a an entire fake article and have actual doctors use it. There is no

In a general sense society derives much of their beliefs and indifferences from stories that are covered in the media. If the stories are being reported biased, how can we, as a society, see the whole picture? The author's purpose is to inform readers about the different biases that news and media sway by and to provide evidence that proves instances when these biases have weakened the validity of the reporter's story. "Journalist are like dogs-whenever anything moves, they begin to bark." (Gladstone, 2011/2013, P.25)

Have you ever been hesitant to share a true story because you suspected that it would appear as a fabricated anecdote to your audience? Well, most of the time we add bunch of things or change a true story to make it sound genuine to our audience. We live in a judgmental and complex world where lying has become a part of our daily lives. Because of this habit, it is hard to differentiate the truth from a fabricated lie. Since I was a child, my parents always talked about battle of Adwa and many events that took place centuries ago. It is always amusing to listen to those stories because it is about heroic act that most of the kings of Ethiopia accomplished. Although I heard different versions of these stories, I always tend to believe my parents’ version. The reason is not simply the credibility of my parents’, but the way it was presented. According to the short story, “How to Tell a True War Story” by Tim O’ Brien, a true war story is hard to accept as true because some of the most agonizing parts are true, while some of the natural parts are not. Tim O’Brien’s narrative shows that a storyteller has the power to shape listeners’ views. We can change our perception because of the story teller, and neglect the fact that we are avoiding the actuality. Therefore by listening to different versions of a story, it will actually help the reader find greater truth of the story.

For instance, when Shapiro states that past a 1200 people that signed and the 1950s decade that Shapiro explained that the Freeman School started to use the mascot for sports events; if for instance Shapiro used words such as exactly 1200 people or stated one year that is between the 1950s, the information would not be credible because the number of people was still growing and there is no proof of the exact year that the school started to use the mascot in the article (Shapiro). Another example may be the number people that signed the petition and the year that Douglas Southall Freeman School opened, which is 1954 (Shapiro). Therefore, because Shapiro used a large number of people in which, for example, of a County, is somehow significant because the numbers show a positive argument of the article. Also, by showing the year that the school was opened, the year may represent a phenomenal proof of the argument because it may be showing that the story of the Confederate flag may have started in between the decade when the school was created. Nevertheless, given that many readers would want source links because they may think that source credibility is the most important element, Shapiro’s unwavering path to credibility may be at risk. Many readers analyze many texts or articles because of their website and author’s transparency to the readers to access the source links. For this reason, the capacity for readers to see where the information came from, may be a way to not lead the website into a façade and a way to guarantee that the information is reliable and credible. In spite of the fact given that many readers seek credible sources that possess source links, the fact that Shapiro used words such as some, often and more than, he may not be showing a strong certainty

In order to prevent the perpetuation of misinformation the reader must be able to identify bias in media. For example, “Stephon Clarkson” is essentially neutral death provides the author’s personal opinion why the cops should be charged for this. Source A offers a neutral view about his death and also bais because different sources say he was shot 20 times or 8 times or 10 times. Source B offers a slight bias by only including authoritative quotes from one side, Each analysis of this occasion has different perspective and pros and cons. Readers need to be able to differentiate if it’s bias or real.

For instances, after the title of the article Wuertenberg puts that he is an author for the New York Times. This shows that Wuertenberg is a credible person because the New York Times is a company that is well known for their credible articles. Since Wuertenberg is an author for the New York Times, it builds his credibility making the audience see him as a trustworthy person. Also, Wuertenberg builds his credibility by using facts from different articles to further the knowledge of gun rights for his audience. For example, Wuertenberg uses facts from the Civil Rights Movement, the slavery period, and school shootings.

Anyone can know a part of a story, and have an opinion on the whole story. No one knows it all, and no one ever will. Some people will try to search, but most will be satisfied, content, with their findings. We would think that as people, our curious mind would want more, just like we do with many things. More is always more. Not with news and information. In America, Television news networks, newspapers, and other news outlets constantly release information with all kinds of biases and people listen blindly. The public needs to be aware of the different ways media can tweak and omit information so that viewers and readers can receive the full, most accurate, and non-partial information out there.

The New York Times includes important sources thato help the reader feel more secure about the information given. The type of propaganda that the journalists Mark Landler and Jonathan Weisman often used thewas Testimonial device. The New York Times’ quotes in the article were by people who are well- known by the populace. A quote stated by someone who is well recognized generally helps the reader believe what is being said versus a quote by a person who is not well recognized. This is why Landler and Weisman decided to include President Obama and Secretary of¬ State John Kerry in for quotes in their article. By using these individuals, it also links the story and helps verify the information that was given to the targeted audience. End The Lie’s article had numerous quotes, but some were by recognizable people and others were anonymous. Having an anonymous source in an article is skeptical because anyone could have said it, and that person may not know much about the Russian proposal or the any other diplomatic path that is trying to be focusedsolutions. Also, on or the journalist could have easily added their own opinion by quoting themselves and hiding behind an anonymous source.

How stories are written and where stories come from also a major force of media bias, this bias comes from how and where journalists get sources. Good, knowledgeable, well-connected sources are hard to come by, so when journalists get access to such sources, they often return to them again and again for comments on stories. This is problematic as, “this journalistic inclination toward certain routine sources might result in a bias in terms of the framing of the event and an imbalanced coverage” (Reich; van der Meer et al.). When journalists return consistently to the same individuals for comments on stories, the viewpoints of those sources get saturated in the media. These source’s opinions, thoughts, and perspective on the events in the news get more representation through media, causing a bias via overrepresentation of a single viewpoint. Another way sources bias media, is who journalists seek as sources. Journalists seek out influential, well connected, and powerful individuals to be sources. This is in no way a bad practice, as journalists want people who are involved in newsworthy events to be informing what the public knows, it can also lead to bias. The media controls what events are covered, in which way, and when. The people of the United States rely on the media to inform them about the happenings of the day. The voice of the media is powerful in its gatekeeping role. If information or commentary about happenings in the world

As for the sources you should “Be aware of the political perspective of the sources used in a story. Media over-rely on ‘official’ sources. ” These official sources can include, but are not limited to, politically affiliated government sources, corporate sources and opinionated political action committees. After you look at the sources our need to look at the diversity of the cast, the guests and the sources of the story. ThoughtCo. States that “In order to fairly represent different communities, news outlets should have members of [minority] communities in decision-making positions. ” Being able to identify media bias is one of the most important tools because it allows you to find unbiased news articles and compare the level of bias of articles from the past to the present.

A credible source is a source of good quality that a reader can trust to be truthful and believable, otherwise known as convincing or plausible. It is important to use credible sources to prove points because it enhances your own credibility as a writer by contributing to the effect of