Abstract
At present, with the current wide spread of information on the social media, the recipient or the researcher needs more details about the received information or spread, including the provenance. With the current explosion of the news websites, there is the question of credibility of news articles on the internet. It is important to know whether the news is correct or not. This paper focuses on identifying the provenance of news articles. Also, trace the provenance of news articles often to see where did the first publication of such news appear. Is the news publication true (the credibility of the news), or is the news quoting from the provenance of the news on the news website or was plagiarism and redistributed on news websites
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So, the users need to know more details of information about the news articles published, including the provenance and the personal attributes of the user, like name, sex, education, location and race [1]. Thus, the challenges and the main purpose for the users is the capability for tracing and detecting the reliability and truth of information from among thousands of results. Through help the readers to ensure the truthfulness of the news (the credibility of the news) through reading the news from news websites reliable. Also, check if the news website is plagiarized the news article and redistributed on the news websites on the Internet or quotes the news article from the news website provenance. Finally, identify whether a news website is the first publication of such news. While the provenance is not limited to determining the news articles, the heritage of the artwork, archeology, paleontology, archives, manuscripts, printed books and computing science, is valid too many areas to find out their provenance …show more content…
The provenance of an article can be defined as the information about the entities, activities and people involved in the production of a piece of data, and such can be used as information to evaluate the quality, reliability and confidence of the data [2]. "Provenance (also referred to as lineage, pedigree, parentage, genealogy, and filiation)" [3]. It can be described the provenance at different intervals depended on where it was used. Buneman et al [4] definition the provenance of the data through the database systems, as well as describing the provenance of data and processes that reach into the database. Greenwood et al [5] widen the definition of the provenance by recording workflow process through
There are many ways to determine the authenticity of findings. Scientists need to use methods of dating organic material to determine when it lived and if it is authentic. It is important for anthropologists to study when an organism lived to see how they lived at that time. Sometimes people produce objects claimed to be real artifacts from a certain point in time for fame and for money. These fake artifacts produce false information and fool the public to believing these false claims. By using dating techniques, such as carbon dating, x-ray analysis, infrared analysis, and neutron activation, scientists can determine the authenticity of discovered artifacts.
One of the first things to do is to consider the source of the news. This can be done by going through the website/profile of the purported news agency. In many cases, the websites involved in spreading fake news have scanty information about their contacts, physical location, objective,
The introduction of the internet to modern society has brought about a new age of information relation. Since there is no longer a need to wait until the next print day, news from all over the world is available at a person’s fingertips within hours or even minutes of the event. With this advent of such easily accessible information, new problems for the news media have also arisen. Aside from potentially losing good economic standing because newspapers are no longer being purchased in the quantities they used to be, the credibility of the information itself is also put into question. No one would argue that credibility of news sources is unimportant, but there is a discrepancy in what takes precedence; economy and speed or getting the information out correctly at the first publishing by taking the time to make sure all facts are checked. The importance of having a system of checks on all information submitted is paramount. People trust what they read and believe it to be so without always questioning. If all information were to not be checked thoroughly, there would be instances where people read an article only for information included to be wrong and they go on believing such information. This can be very dangerous as misinformed people make misinformed decisions. With an increase in errors being made by citizen bloggers and even major publications, many are worried that journalistic ethics and credibility in the news media are being sacrificed in order to maintain swiftness in the news circuit and to retain personal profits. Though getting information to the masses quickly is a major part of the media’s importance, this should not mean that the credibility of that information being presented should be sacrificed for it...
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As technology use continues to expand, it is crucial for users to distinguish from the good and bad sources. Deciding whether information found during research is right or wrong can seem difficult. However,
The effective use of rhetoric can spur people into action for worthy causes, bring about positive health changes, and even persuade one to finish a college education. In contrast, like most things in life, what can be used for good can also be used in a negative way to elicit emotions such as outrage, fear, and panic. This type of rhetoric often uses fallacious statements in an appeal to emotion which complicates the matter even more as the emotions are misdirected. Unfortunately, the daily newspapers are filled with numerous examples of fallacious statements. Within the past week, the following five examples appeared in the New York Times and USA Today. The examples included statements that demonstrated scapegoating, slippery slope, ad hominem, straw man, line-drawing, arguments from outrage, and arguments from envy.
Facebook is slowly replacing the industry leading news stations like CNN, NBC and Fox News or in other words "the middleman" by directly connecting the public with the writer without the editor and publisher. Although that may have downsides most people seem to prefer it simply because it is not filtered on what a particular company wants to produce and gives less power to the major media companies that tend to sway people in a particular direction. To come up with a solution to the downside of Facebook comes many great ideas like creating an algorithm to spot unreliable news articles, or create a community that identifies misinformation for the benefit of everyone else, or creating a human team of journalist and policymakers that judges whether an article is factual. Although these theories have potential to be successful it is ultimately up to the viewer of the article to determine whether or not they want to research and confirm the information on the topic presented to them. Social media platforms have changed the way modern America perceives news forever with preferences to each profile and the ability to explore other types of information by entering a few keywords in a search bar is a method only a couple decades old and we should try to prevent from limiting this type of
The credibility tool is composed of three key areas and those are competence, caring, and character. It has been identified that if a person possess and excel in these three areas then your credibility will be a high level. For the record, credibility is your reputation and it is good to sustain a good reputation. In the workplace it is good establish a credible or trustworthy reputation or business relationship and sustain it. This includes showing how much you care about others, your work ethics, and being respectful of others.
Renfrew and Bahn (1991) explains that the preservation of the artefact, being the footprints, was the matrix surrounding it, the volcanic ash on the ground, the footprints of the early Australopithecines was set by the rainfall allowing the mud to set hard enough to last over three million years. All these elements created the matrix for the preservation of one the greatest early hominid activity. The matrix provides the archaeologist with context towards how the object persevered over time and why it did remain in condition. Provenience is an
In the world of preservation and library science the common focus is on preserving content, ensuring its longevity, findability, and a stable consistent metadata and technology solution, However we live in an age where everyone is a publisher of some form, and more consistently the content they produce will be in a digital rather than analogue form. Within that content there will always be varying amounts of metadata, some will be populated with an immense detail and granularity, some content will have been created with no human intervention to add additional information to it. In fact much of the digital material produced will have been done so by people who have no concept of metadata, and no inclination to know about it or time to use it. The question raised by Smiths statement highlights many of the issues around data preservation and digital content, with metadata only being a part of those issues, but integral to the ongoing management of the massive influx of digital content being produced.
...anges which occurred over a period of time and why these changes occurred but who was responsible for them. Archaeological findings are essential especially when there is a lack of written primary sources. The most common findings in this field include; cave art, pottery, and weaponry used for both hunting and fighting. In later cases of archaeological excavations written evidence was well provided and artifacts recovered at the site were used as an aid in studying a particular culture. Moreover, it is quite obvious that all of the following elements pertaining to archaeology have positively contributed to our further understanding of human culture in previous centuries. Discoveries by archeologists not only give us significant insight into our past but they also give us essential information necessary for a comprehensive understanding of our present and our future.
Mainstream media such as television, radio, newspapers were the primary source of reliable information before the epoch of the internet. However, the situation has changed. The evolution of modern technology in the world today has led to the continuous increase in the methods of practicing journalism. Social and technological advancements have not only improved the pace and content of this field’s practice, but has extended its genre to online or cybernetic journalism. (Project for Excellence in Journalism, 2007). News websites most of which are owned by major media companies and alternative websites with user generated content such as social networking sites and blogs are gaining grounds in the journalism field of practice. (Nel, n.d). One of the chief forces affecting the practice of journalism nowadays is online citizen journalists. Nel (n.d) defines citizen journalism as “individuals playing an active role in the process of collecting, reporting, analysing and disseminating news and information”. He further adds that “citizen journalism is slowly being looked upon as a form of rightful democratic ways of giving hones news, articles, etc, directly by citizens of the world from anywhere.” One of the major researches conducted in the field of citizen journalism, describes the phenomenon as “individuals who intend to publish information online, meant to benefit a community”, and this information is expected to benefit the audience or the wider population in making decisions for the improvement of their community. (Carpenter, 2010.)
First of all, what is sensational journalism or media sensationalism and what are its potential effects?
Yes, many can argue that there are plenty of websites out there that offer so much information; however, is that information always credible? The answer to that is no. Newspapers have to be credible, because they go through editing and review before they are published. Almost anyone now can go online and post something for you to read and think they know what they are talking about. It is not good to fall in this trap.
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