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This guide will accompany our in-class session today so we can get some hands-on practice! Evaluating sources for is an important skill to have, both in your professional and everyday life.
Let's Evaluate Some Sources
SIFT graphic adapted from “SIFT (The Four Moves)” by Mike Caulfield, licensed under CC BY 4.0
Slideshow Example
- Lateral Reading PracticeThis X (Twitter) user has shared an article about a recent deal between Boeing and its biggest union. Have they summarized everything accurately? Is the source they shared credible?
Group Activity
Below are two pieces from self-identified think tanks that conduct research focused on the minimum wage in the United States.
- The class will be split into groups. Each group is assigned different facets of source evaluation to focus on for this exercise:
- Bias
- Authority
- Credibility
- Purpose
- Reliability
- (15 min) Focus on the questions for your group on the handout as you investigate the sources and their information.
- (10 min) Each group will discuss their findings with the rest of the class.
Good Sources for Business News
- Nexis Uni (formerly LexisNexis Academic) This link opens in a new window
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Full text content from more than 15,000 news, legal, and business sources. Includes print and online journals, television and radio broadcasts, newswires and blogs, as well as local, regional, national and international newspapers, legal sources for federal and state cases and statutes, business information on U.S. and international companies and executives.
- Business Research GuideThis guide has a list of common resources for business research, including journals, databases, websites, and more.