#citations

Include the link to the source or it didn't happen!!!

And preferably include the source (website) name and date/year in the post too!!!

This has been a very loud, but very humble beseechment from your local media professional, thank you for your time

Seriously though, the spread of misinformation and disinformation is higher than ever, thanks to AI, botnets, 4chan, fascists, psyops, etc. Please use good sourcing!!! This is legit a way to help keep your communities safe.

If you see something and you don't know if it's true, or if the source is reliable, the two best/most comprehensive places to check are:

Snopes - to check if something is true/real, including social media posts and images/videos

Media Bias/Fact Check - to check if a website, news outlet, or other source is reliable. They rate outlets on accuracy of reporting and on political bias, and maintain detailed fact-checking records

I encourage you to check them whenever you're not sure about something important - the bigger and more upsetting it is, the more important it is to check! And I also encourage you to bookmark them for whenever are worried you might be reblogging something untrue or made by AI!

What is the most accessible way to format source links in paragraphs of text?

Specifically, I usually default to (x) as my format, but is that actually useful and easily rendered?

Also actually while I'm at it, are tumblr polls easily screen reader accessible? Because I was going to make this into one but then I realized they definitely might not be...

I did do research on this myself, but wasn't able to find anything on this specifically, partly because search engines suck now and partly because my understanding is that it varies a lot depending on how the site/app is set up and coded.

Mon, Sept 8th

Café studying/writing session! 🍵

After a weekend of working I am physically really tired, but I still feel the motivation from last week's meeting with my thesis supervisor. So, I decided to treat myself to a nice peppermint tea in Starbucks (not my favourite study spot, but one of the very few coffee shops where I feel comfortable spending a few hours) and I finally started jotting some thoughts down.