Media and Information Sources (Selection Criteria)

SELECTION CRITERIA
QUESTIONS TO PONDER
ANSWER
RELIABILITY
What are the details of this piece of news?

Which of these details can be verified in other resources?
Could these details can be true? Why or why not?
Information about the basketball championship of UAAP80
All of this

Yes, because I watched the basketball game and I can say that it is true
ACCURACY
Which of these facts are measurable?
How are they derived?
Was the article written in objective manner?
Is the article written with care?
Scores of the teams, Time
Derived from the game
Yes
Yes
VALUE
Consider the audience of this article?
Who would find this article valuable?
Not directly stated
Athletes and people who are interested in sports
AUTHORITY
Who wrote the article?
How’s this author related to the article?

What was his source?
Are the sources properly cited?
What is the reputation of the author?

Is he known for some biases?
Rick Olivares
Contributor of PhilStar, sports writer
Not directly stated
No
He has no case or issue about his works
No
TIMELINESS
When was the article written?
Is it possible that some of the information in the article has changed in time? If yes, would the change have any effect on the conclusion of the article?
December 4, 2017
No, since this is an event that cannot be changed.
The answers are based from this article source: http://www.philstar.com/sports/2017/12/04/1765199/tidbits-about-ateneos-uaap-season-80-championship

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