Hi Ish,
At 10:15 05-11-2015, Ish Sookun wrote:
>That draws another question though. When talking
>of non-government source of information, whom
>should we point to? Should it be academia, press, or...?
The following applies for Wikipedia:
https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikien-l/2003-September/006715.html
In general, you would look for a reliable source
of information. If it is about a scientific
topic, you could use a study from academia which
has been peer-reviewed as a source of
information. Quoting from
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5014165
'Print and broadcast media used to play fast and loose with the quoting
of unnamed sources. Part of the decline in media credibility was due,
according to some academics, to that "you can trust me I'm a journalist"
mentality.
By the late 1980s and early '90s, newsrooms began to rethink whether they
had gone too far in assuming that the readers, listeners and viewers were
still prepared to trust journalists who claim to trust their sources.'
You would have to determine whether the press
article is a reliable source of information. It
is better if the information can be verified from different sources.
>Interestingly, if the government is asked about
>internet in Mauritius, the answer would be 160K
>households in Mauritius have "high-speed" internet.
Yes. :-)
Regards,
S. Moonesamy
Received on Thu Nov 05 2015 - 19:29:33 PST