Technology changes very rapidly, how current is the information you found?
Who is posting the information? Are they an authority on the matter? How can you tell?
What types of gatekeeping mechanisms are in place for the source you found? (i.e., is there an editor or are posts up/downvoted democratically?)
Discuss the quality of the information. Is it well written, clear, and easy to follow?
Finally, is this a resource you might use in the future, and if so, why?
Good Old Fashioned Pancakes
https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/21014/good-old-fashioned-pancakes/
- The date this post was made is not known, but the last 3 reviews are dated freshly to 10/02/2022, 10/01/2022, and 9/29/2022!
Dakota Kelly is the author of this tutorial. While most information on Kelly is private or irrelevant to the viability of her pancake recipe, I can assume that the pancake recipe may be easy to work with based on ingredients and the reviews.
While there may not be gatekeeping mechanisms used on All-Recipe’s website, a missed ingredient leading to overly saturated batter, cooking too long, or adding too much of one ingredient and ruining the pancakes have led to the occasional negative feedback.
The information is well written and easy-to-read, allowing the user to follow the recipe effortlessly. The ingredients are listed and measured for making the batter, going as far as to add a tutorial video and example images. I would, and have, used this recipe multiple times before and the pancakes usually have a great taste as long as they are cooked correctly. The site that the recipe was posted on has numerous other successful recipes, including various other meals, deserts, and breakfast foods.
How to Identify 10 Red and Pink Minerals.
https://www.thoughtco.com/red-and-pink-minerals-1440941#:~:text=Rose%20Quartz,-Petri%20Oeschger%2FGetty&text=The%20color%20ranges%20from%20the,Luster%20glassy%3B%20hardness%207.
- June 22, 2019 was the last update made to the article. The information is relatively recent, and the information remains applicable to identifying the listed minerals and crystals.
Andrew Alden edited and wrote the information available. According to the website, Alden is a professional in Earth Sciences at the University of New Hampshire – he performs with a bachelor’s degree in geology and is working as an editor and author for ThoughtCo!
While Alden is an editor working for the site, the information being shared is not biased due to it being observation and directional rather than sharing information like local news channels.
The information that is shared is short and sweet, getting to the point and briefly explaining the differences among the minerals and how they can be individually be identified just as the title implies; however, I would not utilize this source in the future as I would prefer a more in-depth explanation between crystal identification that specifies in the mineral I am identifying. ThoughtCo offers various articles for scientific experiments, discoveries, and furthered research for the user’s convenience. It has a lot to offer for people with a curious mind.
Russia-Ukraine War: Ukrainian Forces Patrol Strategic City After Russia’s Hasty Retreat
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/10/02/world/russia-ukraine-war-news
- Oct 2, 2022 is the latest update, as the source is LIVE on NYtimes’ website and offering constantly updated information with photographical evidence.
Melissa Eddy continues to update the article on the daily. Eddy is described on her own page by the New York Times,
“Melissa Eddy is a correspondent based in Berlin who covers German politics, social issues and culture for The New York Times. Her most recent work has delved into the challenges of integrating one million refugees, the spate of Islamist terror attacks and the legacy of a trove of Nazi-looted art.”
She is a professional in the correspondent industry, and was tasked with monitoring and sharing first-hand the description of the events she witnessed.
There is a chance that the author does gatekeep aspects of information from the written description of the events, but furthermore the information is shared clearly from a first-hand perspective at a renowned, trusted source. Photo evidence is left on the page for viewers to get a visual, and the author is linked to her own page where it lists her credentials.
The information that is shared is extremely thorough and descriptive, sharing in detail the events that were witnessed and experienced through the informational investigation. The New York Times has long since been a valued news outlet for the public, consistently sharing events since 1851 reliably and in good time. To this day their information shared remains useful and trusted, I would absolutely come back to this site for further reference.
