Everyday Texts & Reliability
Newspapers tend to be a little more reliable than magazines.
| Newspapers | Magazines |
| Updated daily | Not updated |
| Usually expository style (more reliable than narrative) | Usually narrative style (less reliable than expository |
| Reporters college- & experience-trained in gather info & writing news stories | Reporters may or may not be trained/experienced |
| Editors check over stories | |
| 1st- and 2nd-hand information |
Recognized news organizations' websites tend to be a little more reliable than newspapers - once a newspaper is printed, it cannot be changed (though it can be ammended in a correction in the next day's paper); a web site can be updated with breaking news and additional information even after it has been published.
In general, the reliability of a web site can be difficult to determine. In general, it is important for readers to think very carefully about a particular web site's reliability by considering these issues & questions.