Information Timeline

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​RWS 1301: Information Timeline

​Lisa Weber

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Poll

How are you feeling today?

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​Information Timeline

​Minutes

​Days

​Weeks

​Months

​Years

​Information Timeline

​Information changes as time passes from the original event

Social Media

• Raw facts mixed with opinion

• Information may be completely false or biased

Minutes

Open Ended

Which social media platform do you use to get news?

News web sites, TV, Radio, Newspapers

• Updated Information

• Verified Information

• Opinions start to emerge

Days

Notre-Dame: Massive fire ravages Paris cathedral​

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-47941794

Notre Dame Cathedral Fire Extinguished; Spire Collapsed...

https://www.npr.org/2019/04/15/713525879/paris-notre-dame-cathedral-in-flames

A Guide to Our Notre-Dame Fire Coverage

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/19/world/europe/notre-dame-cathedral-fire.html

Weekly Magazines

• Offer more insight

• Information has context & related topics

• May contain interviews

Weeks

Poll

Do you watch TV news? Read daily newspapers, or weekly news magazines either in print or online?

• Yes

• No

• Sometimes

​Months

​​Monthly Magazines

• Time allows for indepth reporting

• May include opinions

​​Scholarly Journals

• Written by experts in the field

• Well researched

• Objective

​Not all events make it into Scholarly Journals!

​Saving Grace: Scientists are leading Notre Dame's resortation...

https://www.science.org/content/article/scientists-are-leading-notre-dame-s-restoration-and-probing-mysteries-laid-bare-its

Open Ended

What is one reason a scholarly journal may be a better source than a monthly magazine?

• Information is gathered over time allowing for in-depth research

• Benefits from hindsight

​Years

​Books

​Documentaries, Movies, TV

• ​May or may not be factual

• Often created for entertainment

Information Timeline Activity

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