WRA 101 - Dr. Blackburn, Spring 2025

Workshop Materials

Presentation Slides
Worksheet
Download a copy of the Google doc to fill out.

Evaluating Sources

The SIFT method
Quick evaluative method for basic fact-checking.
How do they know that? Evaluating what you read
In-depth questions to ask of your sources.
Are You Biased? Recognizing your own bias
Questions to ask of yourself when working with sources.

News Sources and Media Bias

News Sources on the Political Spectrum
Links to several different types of sites which rate media bias.
Allsides.com Media Bias Tools & Methods
Interactive Media Bias Chart
Should You Trust Media Bias Charts?
Article on media bias charts

Evaluating Information Online

Quick video on how to critically examine information online.

Direct link to "Evaluating Information Online" in MSU Mediaspace

Video credit: Emilia Marcyk

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