Research Task:

Understanding and Evaluating Digital Information

Websites and online sources: Learning Outcomes

By the end of this session, you will be able to: Gather relevant information sources for some

civil liberties topics, Recognise the value of appraising and

evaluating the results of online searches, Organise and communicate your findings.

Websites and online news

Secret courts will let UK security services off the hook What is the viewpoint of the writer? Who is the author? What else has he written? What does the use of language tell you about

the author’s viewpoint? Does the newspaper/news source have a stated

view or political affiliation? What happened to the bill discussed in the

article?

Websites and online news: Topics

Pick a topic and find two news articles with opposing (or at least differing points of view).

Post the links on Moodle: Report your findings to the rest of the group.

Freedom of Association Deportation and Human Rights Terrorism and Personal Liberties Article 6/Right to a Fair Trial Article 9/Freedom of Thought, Conscience and

Religion