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Establishing and evaluating digital ethos and online credibility / Moe Folk, Kutztown University of Pennsylvania, USA, Shawn Apostel, Bellarmine University USA, [editors].

Other author/creatorFolk, Moe, 1972- editor.
Other author/creatorApostel, Shawn, 1971- editor.
Format Book and Print
Publication Info Hershey : Information Science Reference, [2017]
Descriptionxxv, 399 pages ; 29 cm.
Subject(s)
Series Advances in linguistics and communication studies
Contents Preface -- Acknowledgment -- Evaluating and gathering research -- Telling the quants from the quacks : evaluating statistical arguments in debates online / Candice Lanius, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, USA -- No shortcuts to credibility evaluation : the importance of expertise and information science / Jill R. Kavanaugh, Center on Media and Child Health at Boston Children's Hospital, USA, Bartlomiej A. Lenart, University of Alberta, Canada -- Knockin' on digital doors : dealing with online [dis]credit in an era of digital scientific inquiry / Rosalina Pisco Costa, University of Évora, Portugal -- Who is tracking you? a rhetorical framework for evaluating surveillance & privacy practices / Estee Beck, The University of Texas at Arlington, USA -- Evaluating digital ethos and online credibility in medical contexts -- Adopting a parasocial connection to overcome professional kakoethos in online health information / Andrew W. Cole, Waukesha County Technical College, USA, Thomas A. Salek, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, USA -- The social determinants in the process of credibility assessment and the influence of topic areas / Lluïsa Llamero, Ramon Llull University, Spain -- Credible to whom? : the curse of the echo chamber / Nathan Rodriguez, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, USA -- Addressing anonymity in digital realms -- Ethos construction, identification, and authenticity in the discourses of awsa : the arab women's solidarity association international / Samaa Gamie, Lincoln University, USA -- Credibility and crisis in pseudonymous communities / Sarah Lefkowith, University of Oxford, United Kingdom -- "Don't tell us you're handsome -- post your great photo and let it stand" : creating and enforcing credibility in online dating / Shana Kopaczewski, Indiana State University, USA -- Revenge of cecil the lion : credibility in third-party review sites / Alison N. Novak, Rowan University, USA -- Reconciling individual and group ethos -- Surf's up: communicative aspects of online trust-building among couchsurfing hosts / Maura Cherney, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, USA, Daniel Cochese Davis, Illinois State University, USA, Sandra Metts, Illinois State University, USA -- Modal ethos : scumbag steve and the establishing of ethos in memetic agents / Jonathan S. Carter, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA -- The rise of the modern sports article : examining the factors that can influence the credibility of online sports news / Sean Sadri, Old Dominion University, USA -- Breastfeeding, authority, and genre : women's ethos in wikipedia and blogs / Allison A. Lukowski, Christian Brothers University, USA, Erika M. Sparby, Northern Illinois University, USA -- Compilation of references -- About the contributors -- Index.
Abstract "This book features strategies and insight on how to determine the reliability of internet sources, highlighting case studies and best practices on establishing protocols when utilizing digital sources for research"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 348-392) and index.
LCCN 2016037306
ISBN9781522510727 (hardcover)
ISBN1522510729 (hardcover)

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