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Media Sources

The document discusses different media and information sources and how to evaluate them. It describes various information sources like indigenous knowledge, libraries, the internet, and mass media. It provides tips for evaluating the reliability, accuracy, authority, timeliness, and value of information from different sources.

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Media and

Information
Sources
MARK DAVE M. VENDIOLA
STA. CATALINA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
REVIEW
1. What was the movie about?
2. Who is the main character of the story?
3. How did he achieved his goals in life?
4. Are you going to do the same just to reach your
goal?
Which of the following information sources
(indigenous, library, Internet, mass media) do
you prefer to use for the following topics? Why?
1. Human expedition on Mars
2. The History of Sta. Catalina
3. The trends in the mobile application
industry
4. City Mall in opens in Dumaguete City
You information needs
dictates your choice of media
and information sources.
Sources are not all the same
and are not created equal.
Sources may be in a form of
indigenous or community
knowledge, physical materials in
archives and libraries, multimedia
texts, and objects found in the
internet, or media messages from
different mass media forms.
Information is like food. It nourishes
your hunger for knowledge. But not all
food is appetizing. Select information
that is relevant to your information
needs.
INTRODUCTION
Demonstrate an ability to examine and compare
information from various sources in order to evaluate
its reliability, accuracy, authority, timeliness, and bias.
Determine the accuracy, reliability and value of
information by questioning the source of data,
limitations of the information gathering tools or
strategies, and the rationale of the conclusions.
Media and Information Sources
What news have you heard today?
Where did you hear it?
Media sources
indigenous, library, mass media, newspaper,
magazine, social media, TV, Internet.
Media Sources
1. Indigenous Knowledge or Indigenous media
2. Library
3. Books
4. Magazines and newspapers
5. Cinema
6. Radio
7. TV
8. World wide web or Internet
9. Social Media
Indigenous Knowledge or Indigenous
media
“Knowledge that is unique to a given culture or society” –
warren(1991)
Relayed through people media (persons involved in the use,
analysis, evaluation, production of media and information)
Also known as community media (created and controlled in the
community)
Adheres to oral tradition of communication and not reliant on
mainstream media.
Store information in their memories so the danger of losing
information is greater.
Library
A place where literary, musical, artistic or reference
materials(books, manuscripts, recordings, or films) are kept
but not for sale.
Came into existence because of the birth of printing press.
Considered to be stewards of good information collection.
Its role is to organize and provide you access to information
They are no longer limited to being repositories of
informational materials, and are connected to the internet
Library
Libraries are often classified in 4 groups, namely: academic, public,
school and special. These libraries may be either digital or physical in
form.
Skills in accessing information from libraries - Due to the wealth of
information in a library, it is important to know the following:
• The access tool to use
• How the information being accessed may be classified
• The depth of details required--some libraries provide only an abstract
of the topic
• More detailed information might require membership or some
conformity to set rules of the source (ex databases).
Library
Characteristics of libraries in terms of reliability, accuracy
and value - Libraries of published books are often
considered highly reliable, accurate, and valuable.
Books and documents from dominant sources are often
peer reviewed.
ISSN or ISBN registration ensures that standards
were followed in producing these materials.
Internet
a. Information found on the Internet
b. Characteristics of Internet information in terms of reliability,
accuracy, value, timeliness, and
authority of the source
c. Realities of the Internet
d. Information found on the Internet may be quite varied in form and
content. Thus, it is more difficult to determine its reliability and
accuracy. Accessing information on the Internet is easy, but requires
more discipline to check and validate. Factual and fictitious data are
often merged together. Sources always have to be validated.
Library
4. Discuss the following topics about the Internet:
a. Information found on the Internet
b. Characteristics of Internet information in terms of reliability, accuracy, value, timeliness, and
authority of the source
c. Realities of the Internet
d. Information found on the Internet may be quite varied in form and content. Thus, it is more
difficult to determine its reliability and accuracy. Accessing information on the Internet is easy,
but requires more discipline to check and validate. Factual and fictitious data are often merged
together. Sources always have to be validated.
5. Discuss the skills in determining the reliability of information.
a. Check the author. The author’s willingness to be identified is a good indication of reliability.
b. Check the date of publication or of update. While the information may be true, it may not be
reliable if it is outdated and may have lost relevance.
c. Check for citations. Reliable authors have the discipline of citing sources of their information.
Which of the following information sources
(indigenous, library, Internet, mass media) do you
prefer to use for the following topics? Why?

1. Human expedition on Mars


2. The History of Sta. Catalina
3. The trends in the mobile application industry
4. City Mall in opens in Dumaguete City
(Review)Media Sources
1. Indigenous Knowledge or Indigenous media
2. Library
3. Books
4. Magazines and newspapers
5. Cinema
6. Radio
7. TV
8. World wide web or Internet
9. Social Media
Activity (5 Groups)
Reliability of information
Accuracy of Information
Value of Information
Timeliness
Authority of the source

At the end of the activity let each group summarize


the given words they are assigned to.
Evaluating Information Sources
Reliability of information
Accuracy of Information
Value of Information
Timeliness
Authority of the source
Reliability of information
Information is said to be reliable if it can be verified
and evaluated.
Others refer to the trustworthiness of the source in
evaluating the reliability of information.
Accuracy of information
Accuracy refers to the closeness of the report to the
actual data.
Measurement of accuracy varies, depending on the
type of information being evaluated.
Forecasts are said to be accurate if the report is
similar to the actual data.
Financial information is considered accurate if the
values are correct, properly classified, and presented
Value of information
Information is said to be of value if it aids the user in
making or improving decisions.
Authority of the source
Much of the information we gather daily do not
come from a primary source but are passed on
through secondary sources such as writers, reporters,
and the like.
Sources with an established expertise on the subject
matter are considered as having sound authority on
the subject.
Timeliness
Reliability, accuracy, and value of information may vary
based on the time it was produced or acquired.
While a piece of information may have been found
accurate, reliable, and valuable during the time it was
produced, it may become irrelevant and inaccurate with the
passing of time (thus making it less valuable).
Other information may be timeless, proven to be the same
in reliability, accuracy, and value throughout history
Formative assessment
1. Give some examples of media and information sources
2. What are you going to consider in evaluating information
sources
3. If you are given a topic to research about Sta. Catalina’s
History, which information source would you use?
Assignment
1. Gather at least 5 different information sources of 5 different news.
2. Fill in the table below for your answers.

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