One of the standards of journalism is that an editor will use critical thinking and information literacy to review and approve a story before it is published. Many websites don't follow the standards of journalism, though. On the web, anyone can buy a domain (web address) and build a website to publish story. What does this fact mean to you as a student?

A. You need to use critical thinking and information literacy to review information from the web.
B. You need to avoid the web because it contains too much information from unverified sources.
C. You need to do research in the library before you do any research on the web.
D. You need to validate all information on the web against at least two printed sources.


Answer: A

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