Judgment
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Hey guys, so I feel the most important skill for media is “Judgment.” Judgment is the ability to evaluate and check for reliable and credible information sources. (Jenkins, 2009: pg 79) According to Jenkins (2009, Pg 79), Misinformation is emerging in this day and age and it is important to be careful of the information you retain. It is important when retaining knowledge to make sure we determine how trustworthy the place is which provides you with the information. As we mentioned in the Networking blog, there are various search engines that give you the perspectives and information from others, but at the same time selected of that sites may be harmful. According to me Judgment is a very important and valid skill because I feel Judgment is a skill which is not only compulsory for media but for every aspect in life. Deciding whether something or someone is harmful or beneficial for you is very important because one wrong decision can cost you a lot. According to Jay (2015), there are four steps to make sure information on the web is reliable and accurate. The first step is to consider the source. The credibility of the database determines if the information provided is accurate and suitable for us. The second step would be to check the offline sources. In that you can see if there is a real person to contact through email or telephone. Additional to that see if their information is backed up by references and if they stated those references. The third step would be to avoid websites that are user-created. These types of websites are very easy to edit and makes them unreliable, so if that website is user-created, it’s a bad choice. The final step to check if the website is reliable is to examine the level of professionalism on the website. In order to check the professionalism, make sure the website does not consists of any grammar or spelling mistakes. This will imply that the website is organized and accurate. (Jay, 2015) Judgment is not only important to avoid getting wrong information, but if that information is used for an assignment for example, it could cost you a failing grade. An example of Judgment is the picture, which is attached below. This picture is an example of phishing scam, which is sent by email by a Visa company. This picture highlights the unprofessionalism in this picture and shows how we can identify it as a scam.
References:
· Jenkins,
H. et al (2009). “Confronting the
Challenges of Participatory Culture: Media Education for the 21st Century”.
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Reports on Digital Media and
Learning. The MIT Press. Cambridge, Massachusetts. http://bit.ly/1AaI4rc
· Jay,
C. (2015). How to Make Sure Information
on the Web Is Accurate. Retrieved December 5, 2015, from http://smallbusiness.chron.com/make-sure-information-accurate-29521.html