LibGuides: News Sources and Evaluation: Home

Welcome

Finding and evaluating reliable sources of news is critically important in today's world. News, both real and falsified or misunderstood, can be disseminated around the globe in seconds. This LibGuide will provide you with some recommendations for reliable sources and tools to evaluate news.

Class Handouts

SCA 100 Interpersonal Communication
Handout from the librarian visit to Dr. Jen Jones' class on September 6, 2023

News literacy

Glossary: The Language of News Literacy
From Stony Brook University's Center for News Literacy
Society of Professional Journalists Code of Ethics
One way to determine whether a source is reliable is to find out if it adheres to this Code
Journalism Codes of Ethics
In addition to the SPJ Code of Ethics, this is a collection of codes of ethics from journalism organizations, media outlets, media owners, and journalism groups from around the world.

Spotting Fake or Misleading News was produced by the Michigan State University Libraries for the News Literacy LibGuide created by Emilia Marcyk.