Read Laterally
Reading laterally is the process of consulting third-party sources to help verify authority and reliability of the source.
Read Laterally
Consult Part 4, "Read Laterally," of Web Literacy for Student Fact-Checkers M. A. Caulfield (2017).
- What “Reading Laterally" Means
- Evaluating Authority
- Domain Searches
- Finding a Journal’s Impact Factor
- Check Author Expertise
- Thinking about Research
- Finding High Quality Secondary Sources
- Evaluating News Sources
- Newspapers of Record
Blog Activity – Evaluate a Site
This activity is derived from the Evaluate a Site Activity in Web Literacy for Student Fact-Checkers M. A. Caulfield (2017).
Tasks
- Select two websites from the list.
- Evaluate the reputations of the sites you selected by “reading laterally.”
- Prepare a short blog post reporting your findings.
- Remember to tag or label your post using the course code: lida104
Activity – Expert or Crank
Complete the Activity: Expert or Crank[1].
References
- Caulfield, M. A. (2017). Web Literacy for Student Fact-Checkers.
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