The textbook is intercultural communication globalization and social justice 3rd edition

HUM 105 Intercultural Communications

While you started doing your research and thinking about The Media and "Alternative Facts", Your goal here is to focus on specific examples of the media being flooded with disinformation. You must write at least five long pages.

• Put together an argument and support it with evidence.

• Use at least one academic source. The school librarians will help you meet this requirement.

• If you use Internet sources they must pass the C.R.A.P. test (below), go to our library site to find out what and how this works.

• Use at least one class material we have covered during this quarter! This can include lecture notes, discussion notes, class exercises, class films, and our textbook.

Cite them on your last page.

Guidelines for using non-academic sources

C.R.A.P.

Test Evaluating Research Sources

Currency

Is the information recent enough for your topic?

• Has it been published in the last x years? (x will vary, depending on your topic)

• If you have a historical research topic, was it published around the date of the original event?

Reliability/Relevance

Where does the information come from, and does the information apply to your topic?

• Is it a primary or secondary source?

• Are methods or references provided?

• Who published the information?

• Was it peer-reviewed?

• Does all of the information apply to your topic, or only part of it?

• Is the information general or detailed?

• Is the information balanced or biased?

Authority

Who authored this information?

• Was it a single person or several people?

• Was it a corporation or organization?

• Are their credentials provided?

• What is their reputation or expertise?

Purpose/Point-of-View

What was the intent of the author, and how is the author connected to the information?

• Who is the intended audience?

• Is the information intended to inform, persuade, sell, entertain, ...?

• Is this a first-hand account of an event or research?

• Does the author have a vested interest in the topic?

Additional Questions for Online Sources:

• What is the domain (i.e. .com, .org, .gov, .edu)?

• Who is the site publisher or sponsor, and is this information easy to find?

• Has it been updated recently?

• Are there any advertisements or other distractions?

• Could the site be ironic, like a satire or a spoof?