Saturday, September 5, 2015

2.11 Evaluation of Social Media Sources.



Source 1) INSIGHTS ON PBS HAWAII - Should the Thirty Meter Telescope Be Built?
Credibility - the panelists' interviewed were;
Paul Coleman, Astrophysicist, Institute for Astronomy, University of Hawaii-Manoa
Richard Ha, Hawaii Island Farmer and Businessman
Jon Osorio, Board President, KAHEA, a Hawaiian-Environmental Alliance
Kealoha Pisciotta, President, Mauna Kea Anaina Hou


Location - Yes the video was taken on the mountain with the telescopes behind them.
Network - the account has more than 1k followers and has been shared 15 time in the last 2 months.
Content - Can the information they’re relying on in their tweet or post be corroborated from other sources?
Contextual updates - PBS Hawaii's goal is to teach and show the world about Hawaii and Hawaii the world.
Age -The account has been up since 2007
Reliability - It is a public broadcasting station funding by taxes which should be reliable to maintain its reputation of serving the people.

Source 2) Mauna Kea TMT Blockade Arrests
Credibility - This was posted by Big Island News. It doesn't have seem to belong to a credible source but most of the videos speak for themselves.
Location - Yes the video shows the peaceful protesters being arrested by the police for obstruction of the road.
Network - Most of the people using Big Island News are the natives of Hawaii to share on social media and blogs. They also have 4k followers.
Content - Yes there are many other posting similar videos.
Contextual updates - They post a variety of Hawaiian news and they have reported on this issue before.
Age - The account was created in 2009
Reliability - Because this was a 20 min video of the protest, I believe it is a pretty reliable source of information.

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