Sunday, October 23, 2011

Student Perspective: UMass Increased Fees

Meaghan Murphy and I went out into the field at UMass Amherst to get some insight from students on their thoughts on the increased fees this years and how it affects them.


Thursday, October 13, 2011

Tuesday, October 11, 2011

Compare and contrast: how to determine if a website is creditable.

Let's go through five websites and keep in mind the various details to each site.

The first site, containing an article called "Peak Oil- True or False," in my opinion, is a bit sketchy. the site itself seems full of propaganda, some of it even calling for the audience to popularize the site by advertising it. If the content is good enough/true, it will advertise itself. The author doesn't even have any information about himself on the site. however, when cross-referenced with the blog that is provided, it opens up that the man has been involved with journalism like this for some times and could possibly be considered a credible source. But when it comes to the material, it's hit and miss. Some of it sources, but some of it also seriously has a bias to it.