Information Quality
Source: AP
Whales in Lake Michigan? Another Story for Your “Well it Was on the Web” File
After a news source for teachers runs a story that whales live in Lake Michigan, a reader questions this so called fact. The news source first stands by the story but later learn that the web page they were using as a source was a joke. Not only does it illustrate bad journalism but it also shows how easy it is to dupe someone with a web site and bad information. The reporter should take Journalism 101 over again.

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