Saturday, September 5, 2015

Evaluation of Social Media Sources


https://lh3.ggpht.com/lSLM0xhCA1RZOwaQcjhlwmsvaIQYaP3c5qbDKCgLALhydrgExnaSKZdGa8S3YtRuVA=w300

     Nicholas Kristof wrote a tweet about why women are not equally represented in the workforce, and included a link to his New York Times article.  He has been a writer for the New York Times, a well respected news source, since 2001 and has won two Pulitzer Prizes, which is a prestigious writing award.
     He and his wife have coauthored several books, including on the subject of women oppression.  One of the issues he supports on his New York Times biography is women's rights.  He has 1.66 million followers, including the California State Senate Democratic Caucus.
     Yes, the information in his his tweet can be collaborated because he wrote an entire New York Times article on it.  He does not write solely about women's rights, but he does focus on social issues.  He wrote another tweet about how women do not have equal pay even though they live longer on average and, therefore, need more money for retirement.  He does not focus on one issue of women's rights, but tries to argue for multiple social changes for women.
     He has had his account since October 2008.  I believe he is a reliable source because he works for the New York Times, a reputable source, and he is heavily involved and educated in women's rights issues.

     The author of The 'Lean in' Debate is Michael Gray, but I could not find anything on the internet about him.  Looking at his other articles, it does not seem like he has much expertise in the field of women's rights.  Topics of the other articles range from unrelated subjects like technology to women's rights, two seemingly unrelated topics.  He does not express his opinion or provide a lot of facts, but rather he relies on other people's quotes and links another article on the subject.
     I could not find a twitter belonging to a Michael Gray.  The only thing that I could find was an email on how to contact him.  It is unlikely than that he has a social media account.  The article was written two years ago, so it is probably a little out dated.
      The article does not seem very reliable because he writes for a blog and does not seem to have expertise in the topic.
   

No comments:

Post a Comment