How to use info from the Web

Knowing what you should and should not quote from the Web can be a “gray
area” until you read this classic tip sheet by Stephen Miller of the New
York Times. His hierarchy of trust leaves you with a clear understanding of how to use information from the Web for a news report.

July 22, 2005 by
Filed Under: Online Reporting Tips, Tips and Tools

COMMENTS

  • Marylaine Block

    One thing worth adding to the scale: information selected by librarians, who not only recognize good information when they see it but choose info that answers the questions they’re most commonly asked about that topic. If a site appears on the Librarians’ Index to the Internet , university library pages, or other librarian-created sites, it’s a trustworthy site.