Critically Evaluating the News from Countries in the Midst of Violent Conflict

Laura Hibbler

Holy Cross Dinand Library

Evaluating the news can be challenging in any country.

How can one evaluate the news when looking at the media from countries in the midst of

violent conflict?

Familiar news sources

•Resources for finding news that has been vetted

•The importance of context

•Comparing news from a variety of sources

•Background research about news sources themselves

Image Credits

Map, Google Earth, http://www.google.com/earth.

Fox News Logo, Fox News, http://www.foxnews.com.

MSNBC Logo, MSNBC – Lean Forward: The digital home of MSNBC TV, http://tv.msnbc.com.

LexisNexis Academic, http://www.lexisnexis.com/hottopics/lnacademic.

BBC Monitoring, http://www.monitor.bbc.co.uk.

Country Profiles, BBC News, http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/country_profiles/default.stm.

Afghanistan Profile, BBC News, http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-12013942.