A Question of Trusted News Sources Online

How much can we trust the accuracy and reliability of online, user-generated news sites … blogs … like iReport.com?

iReport.com is funded in part by CNN, and claims to be “unedited, unfiltered, news.” But, is it, indeed, news or sometimes misleading rumors?

According to a story, Spinning a Web of Lies at Digital Speed, by Noam Cohen in The New York Times:

Early in the month, Apple stock fell as much as 5 percent after a CNN-sponsored citizen-journalism site, ireport.com, published a false item from a user reporting that Steve Jobs, the company’s chief executive whose health has been a public preoccupation, had been rushed to the emergency room. The poster is still a mystery, though the Securities and Exchange Committee is investigating and CNN is cooperating.

This is a warning signal about online credibility. Click here to read more.

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