Consider the Source: A Critical Guide to 100 Prominent News and Information Sites on the Web

by Darren W. Miller and James F. Broderick

An A-to-Z guide to the best and worst news and information sites on the Web, this unique book features 100 in-depth, critical reviews, showing what to expect before you log on and revealing the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0910965773
• ISBN13: 9780910965774
• Release Date: June 2007
• Publisher: Information Today
• Length: 457 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 12 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 7 to 12

Customer Reviews

Where can you get the news you need, and how can you keep up with it?

Where can you get the news you need, and how can you keep up with it? A professor of journalism and a working reporter combine forces to produce a critical A-Z guide to the best - and worse - news information sites on the web, offering 100 critical reviews paired with a 5-star rating system. From learning the motives and bias behind different sites to considering alternative sites and news press and how they operate differently from mainstream media, CONSIDER THE SOURCE: A CRITICAL GUIDE TO 100 PROMINENT NEWS AND INFORMATION SITES ON THE WEB is a pick for both college-level collections strong in media studies and general-interest lending libraries alike. Diane C. Donovan California Bookwatch

Clarity in the chaos

Consider the Source provides clarity among the internet chaos for readers like myself who depend on the Web for news. This book provides a "yellow brick road" leading to an honest evaluation of news and information sites on the web. Miller and Broderick have given readers an invaluable guide to the most accurate internet news sites.

Great resource

This is the first book I have ever seen that gives the public direction on which news sites to visit. The Web has created content overload, but who to trust and who to devote limited time too? That is what this book has done. And it is not a boring look at Web sites, but instead brings each site to life and goes in depth on how they operate. I love the ranking system and especially was interested to see that many sites I never considered before were ranked so highly.

Great list of sources at your fingertips

I can see why this book is promoted to students, journalists, PR professionals, and news hounds - but I'm none of the above and still found this book a great find! I, like most people, find myself going to the same sites over and over and was looking for something to expand my Internet reading list. There were dozens of sites that I had never heard of and have now been placed on my Favs list. Definitely got my money's worth on this one!

Excellent Source for Teachers and the Politically Active

My first thought was that this book was for journalists, but upon review and after using it, I assess it to be a valuable source for anyone who is politically active and/or is a serious researcher. Teachers and university faculty will find it invaluable in training their students to be critical thinkers while performing research in a variety of subject disciplines. While heavily slanted towards news and political sites, you'll also find the more light-hearted including Vanity Fair and Smoking Gun.