WAK ENG 098: Introduction to College Writing

In 2016 researchers from Stanford University published a study that found most teens couldn’t tell the difference between news sources and advertisements.

The Researchers conclude that skills like investigating a source’s creator and comparing information across multiple sources are essential practices for responsible digital citizenship.

1. Listen

(transcript of audio available on segment webpage).

2. Discuss

• What if you were really interested in a specific article, but you weren't sure if it was trustworthy. What would you do to decide if its information was reliable?