How do you trust that the information you are reading is accurate?

Step I:Click on the link below to watch a twenty-minute TED TALK video called “Jimmy Wales: The Birth of Wikipedia.”http://www.ted.com/talks/jimmy_wales_on_the_birth_of_wikipedia?utm_source=tedcomshare&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=tedspreadThen, address the following questions (feel free to number your responses but I prefer you write them in paragraphs with complete sentences).Who owns Wikipedia?What is the goal of the Wikimedia Foundation?Who writes the content$WIKI_REFERENCE$/pages/ for Wikipedia? How much money do they make? Who is in charge of Wikipedia, and how much money does it take to run Wikipedia?What is the free licensing model and why is it revolutionary?Why does Jimmy Wales state that Wikipedia is more popular than the New York Times website? Why do YOU think Wikipedia is more popular than the New York Times website?What is a quality test? Who is responsible for one?What does “vandalism” on Wikipedia look like? How is vandalism handled? Who might (and why) someone vandalize a Wikipedia page?What is a “neutral point of view policy” and why is it important for Wikipedia?Why is Google essential for Wikipedia?Why would professors encourage the use of Wikipedia? Why might they discourage it?Why do you use Wikipedia (BE HONEST!)? If you have never used it before, why not?According to Jimmy Wales, what is the next big think in education? Why is his idea important, especially given the textbook’s concerns regarding education, the media, and the economy?Step II:Next, log onto www.wikipedia.org and type “social problems” into the search engine.Then, address the following questions regarding the “social problems” page (feel free to number your responses but I prefer you write them in paragraphs with complete sentences):What are the “multiple issues” currently with this particular Wikipedia page (what needs help/fixing)?Why does the page use the term “issue” rather than “problem”?What are the main “generic types” of social issues listed on the page? What do you notice about the social issues listed? Spend some time scrolling through them.Choose one of the “generic types” of social issues to click on. What did you choose, what additional information were you able to learn from the page, and where did the additional links for that particular social issue take you? How do you trust that the information you are reading is accurate?Near the bottom of the page, there is a link under “See Also” for “Social Problems.” Click on this link.Spend some time perusing this site. It is for the journal called Social Problems. In a few sentences, discuss the journal’s purpose, relationship to Sociology, and importance for students.Near the bottom of the page, there is a link under “See Also” for “The Society for the Study of Social Problems.” Click on this link.Spend some time perusing this site. It is for an organization called SSSP. What are the particulars of the organization (what is it for, who is responsible for it, why does it exist), its relationship to Sociology, and its importance for students?TED Talks and Wikipedia are part of the institution we call “Media.” What is the importance of the media in today’s society, and how do resources like TED Talk videos and Wikipedia pages relate to C. Wright Mills’ concept of the Sociological Imagination? What might he say about Wikipedia? What might he say about TED Talks?