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Breaking News: Real, Disinformation, or Mash-up?
A guide to determining reliability, credibility and bias in news sources
The books listed here are available at Young Library at the University of Kentucky as indicated. However, these can most likely be found in many public or academic libraries and all three are available at Amazon.
Blur by Bill Kovach; Tom RosenstielBlur provides a road map, or more specifically, reveals the craft that has been used in newsrooms by the very best journalists for getting at the truth. In an age when the line between citizen and journalist is becoming increasingly unclear, Blur is a crucial guide for those who want to know what's true.
UnSpun: Finding Facts in a World of Disinformation by Kathleen Hall Jamieson; Brooks JacksonWritten by Brooks Jackson and Kathleen Hall Jamieson, the founders of the acclaimed website FactCheck.org, unSpun reveals the secrets of separating facts from disinformation, such as: the warning signs of spin, hype, and bogus news; common tricks used to deceive us; how to find trustworthy and objective sources of information
ISBN: 1400065666
Publication Date: 2007-04-24
A Field Guide to Lies by Daniel J. LevitinWe need to think critically about the words and numbers we encounter if we want to be successful at work, at play, and in making the most of our lives, checking plausibility and reasoning--not passively accepting information, repeating it, and making decisions based on it.