Online Journalism 101- Post #3: What constitutes a credible source?

A source without credibility is like a gun without bullets. An unloaded gun is enough to petrify people but it doesn't have the ability to kill; A source without credibility are able to distribute information but it will not be reliable and trusted by active audiences.

Credibility of a source is made up of verification and independence of the author, currency and relevancy, and the aim of the author for producing the piece of information. 

Verification is a process of collecting evidence that confirms the accuracy of something. In this process, the author should be identified in order to be held accountable of its product. If the product is of scholarly information, it shall then has evidence to what it says, peer-reviewed, contains bibliography and published by an established publisher. Transparency is also important to show that the author is unbiased and fair while producing the information.

Currency relates to the date of information being published. When was the information being published? Outdated information may not be relevant to attend current issue.

Aim of the author is also vital to deem the piece of information as credible. Does the author write to inform, express, persuade or condemn? The reader must be aware of the writing style of the author whether it is balanced or slandering.

Redundancy, grammatical, spelling and syntax errors are small little things but it also constitute the credibility of a source too!

Sources
1. USQ Module 2, JRN1010 News Literacy 2016
2. https://www.college.columbia.edu/academics/integrity-sourcecredibility
3. http://library.ucsc.edu/help/research/evaluate-the-quality-and-credibility-of-your-sources

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