Attached here is a comic strip entitled "Rumors, lies and innuendo spread far, wide, and fast on the Internet." taken from "Introduction to Mass Communication: Media Literacy and Culture" by Stanley Baran, pg 324. Do you often take what is on the Internet as truth without thinking much about it? If yes, why? If no, why? Discuss this in your own words.
Sourcing for information is no longer a hassle for people compared to the past where the only source of information is from books and encyclopaedias. Since the advent of computers and internet, information is only a click away. The internet has become a major source for information, entertainment and many more. Even though information-searching has become so much easier with the internet, the validity of the information obtained remains questionable.
As for me, I can say that I trust what is on the internet most of the time, maybe around 70%, IF the information is from a slightly more trusted website such as Wikipedia or from journals. That is to say that I often do think about the validity of the information I search for especially when it comes to searching reliable information for writing assignments. I do not think that we should take information from internet and believe that all of it is true simply at face value. There should be room for doubts because some of the information found on the internet are written by amateur authors and are not supported by true facts. Plus, there are millions or maybe trillions of information in the internet and it would be rather foolish to believe that all of it is true. I believe that it is our duty as the user or audience to filter the information and take into account only what we believe is true and relevant as some information on the internet could have been exaggerated.
Besides that, with the advancement of technology, there has been a rise in cyber crime. Hence, it would be dangerous if we were to believe what is on the net without thinking first. All in all, the internet may be a powerful and useful source for information but it comes with a risk. It is up to us as users to determine whether the information obtained from the internet is true because for all we know, that information might just be some sort of scam.
So, let us all be wise enough to think rationally before believing something that is written on the internet. That is all from me!! My last post!!! xD yaaaaaay!!!! ;) bye bye guys!!!
''there are millions or maybe trillions of information in the internet and it would be rather foolish to believe that all of it is true.''
ReplyDeletei agree on this haha.
but what you've mentioned about Wikipedia, some of the informations on there might not be true because it is open to everyone as in public. Anyone can create a account on Wikipedia and edit the informations on that particular topic.
I agree that, searching information in the internet is much more easier nowadays, and this show that also posting information in the internet is also very easy. In this case creating rumors also a very easy things as they only need to post things and write it just like its a valid data, which mean "cheating" is actually much more easier to be done through internet. So, in conclusion, we must think carefully before truting what is in the internet also just to avoid being "harm" by those "cheater" through the internet.
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