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Article Credibility Evaluation

My evaluation on Huffington Posts ‘s    article: “Here's How Unfair The Tax System Is In Each State” The above article is available at: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/09/18/fair-taxes-states_n_5831794.html?ir=Business My following evaluation is for the credibility of the article based on the guidelines set in Criteria to Evaluate the Credibility of WWW Resources The name of the author is Kevin Short. Did short had some authority in the field of finance and Tax he is write about?   No, according to his background, he studies journalism.   What is Short qualification?     Short did not show any other qualification than his journalism study. Does Short have publications in peer reviewed (scholarly and professional)?   He does not have any scholarly publication but he does have many professional articles published. Are there clues that the Short are biased? Yes but all connections are clear and necessary

Engaged with Social Media , What did I learn ? How did I know if a story is True?

While The scientific method utilizes a series of facts, hypotheses, laws, and theories to explain observations in the natural world (Union of Concerned Scientists. the USA), trusted source can be similarly applied to the experience of gaining knowledge through mass media. As long that have been using social media, and work in PR, field I learned many things through the evolution of technology such as people’s Identification and Image reputation the importance of being    selective in reading    information and    to apply researchable keys words while writing future post.               Fast forward, some important facts we know from the story of Social media during the dawn: In 1997, The Web had one million sites. Blogging begin. SixDegrees.com lets users create profiles and list friends. AOL Instant Messenger lets users chat. Blackboard is founded as an online course management system for educators and learners.   In 2000, the world of business and commerce, the dot.com