LibGuides: COMM 301: Writing for Mass Audiences: Evaluating & Citing Sources

AP Style Manual

Call number: PN 4783 .A83 (most recent edition located in Reference on 1st Floor of Ablah Library). Click the links below for more help, including example citations.

Evaluating Sources

Since almost anyone can publish information on the Internet, it is very important to critically evaluate any information retrieved in order to ensure its quality. Applying the CAARP Test to web sites will help you to make an objective evaluation and eliminate the bad information.

Currency

Accuracy

Authority

Relevance

Purpose

Download the handout below for a more detailed checklist.

CAARP Test

Research Ready Website Evaluator

Information Literacy Competency Standards for Journalism Students and Professionals
The Information Literacy Competency Standards for Journalism Students and Professionals aim to adapt and apply the ACRL Information Literacy Competency Standards to journalism. Information literacy is defined as the ability to recognize when information is needed and the ability to locate, evaluate, effectively use and ethically apply the needed information. The information literacy competencies for journalism take into account related literacies such as data, visual, news and media. The intended audiences for the standards are journalism educators, professionals, post-secondary students and the librarians who serve them. Journalism students and professionals who cultivate information literacy competencies are better able to select, critically read and ethically use information.
- Approved by the ACRL Board of Directors, October 2011

The First Amendment Handbook - Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press
This booklet is designed to provide a basic primer on the laws affecting reporters’ rights to gather and disseminate news.

Evaluating Plagiarism

Plagiarism Severity Infographic
An infographic for determining the types and severity of plagiarism offences