Amanda The Cannibal

This past week in class, we covered a couple topics such as using new media as resources and Amanda's flesh-eating fetish.  We were told that new media is no less or more reliable than any other forms of information that exist.  Amanda explained that we were allowed to use new forms of media when writing papers or doing presentations.  I was delighted to learn this because traditional essays and powerpoints are extremely boring to sit through.  We were also told that forms of internet sources can be taken down, so it is important to take screen shots or verify that they are posted by credible sources.  For example, to cite something found on Twitter, one would need to take a screen shot in case the tweet disappears in order to verify that it has existed.  Tumblr and Youtube are other sites that can also be used to find sources.  We learned how to distinguish the difference between reliable and non-reliable Youtube videos based on the username of the poster and the description of the video.  We also covered using information heard on the news.  Although you may think that the news would be a great source, it can actually be misleading because they choose to share what they do and do not want to show, which can be extremely biased.  Overall, the most efficient thing to use would be the library's resources because citations are already provided and sources are evaluated for reliability.