Credibility and Impact Exploring the Internet and Politics

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Credibility and Impact: Exploring the Internet and Politics HUM/186 Media Influences on American Culture Title Credibility and Impact Exploring the Internet and Politics Assessment A, Part One - Credibility and Impact: Exploring the Internet and Politics Indicate whether each website is credible. The Drudge Report: not credible Daily Kos: not credible The Huffington Post: not credible POLITICO: not credible Salon: not credible Colbert Nation: not credible The Hill: credible The Nation: credible Red, Green and Blue: not credible Crooks and Liars: not credible The Washington Post: credible The New York Times: credible Assessment A, Part 2: Answer the Senator about Credibility Comment on credibility issues pertaining to using information from Internet sources. There are several issues with information been credible on the Internet. Some sources on the internet may have good information but also may try to influence readers to vote a certain way on certain issues. For example, “Red, Green and Blue” is a site that educates readers on issues concerning the environment. This particular source will not take the opposite side on an environmental issue. Before reading any article, they would have to assume that the material in the article is defending environmental views from the main subject. Assessment B: Writing the Speech Speech Introductory Paragraph Politicians should not ignore the importance of the Internet and the impact it has on voter. Politicians must keep track of Internet activity because of the fast spread of information on the Internet. American voters may change their view In a negative or positive form by the Internet politically because of the mass amounts of information out on the Internet. With the help of Twitter account and even an e-mail

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