CM 4: Media and Information Sources

Question 1

develops culturally appropriate information that the community can understand

Answer 1

Indigenous Media

Question 2

who defined the indigenous knowledge and what year?

Answer 2

Warren, 1991

Question 3

local knowledge that is unique to a given culture or society that implies a connection to place or to indigenous people

Answer 3

Indigenous Knowledge

Question 4

indigenous media channels

Answer 4

• Tambuli Radio Network in the Philippines
• the Deadly
  Mob aboriginal organization of Alice Springs, Australia
• the Koahnic Broadcast Corporation in Alaska

Question 5

examples of indigenous media

Answer 5

• folk/traditional media
• social gatherings
• written/oral records

Question 6

a toolkit for documenting indigenous language

Answer 6

IIRR

Question 7

IIRR

Answer 7

International Institute for Rural Reconstruction

Question 8

considerations to sources of information about indigenous knowledge

Answer 8

-find the elders of the community
- poetries need to be recorded because they are not written down
- indigenous forms of recordkeeping
- people working with communities

Question 9

one of the best sources of information

Answer 9

Library

Question 10

4 classifications of libraries

Answer 10

• academic libraries (colleges & univ)
• public libraries (cities & towns)
• school libraries (K-12)
• special libraries (hosp., corp., museum, gov.)

Question 11

skills in accessing information

Answer 11

• access tool to use
• classifying info accessed
• details
• more detailed information might require membership

Question 12

What are the different sources of
information?

Answer 12

• Information can come from both firsthand/primary and secondhand/secondary sources.
• Indigenous knowledge is a good source of firsthand information while the library and internet are for secondhand information.

Question 13

global computer network providing info and communication platforms

Answer 13

Internet

Question 14

how to determine the reliability of info from the internet

Answer 14

• author
• date of publication
• citation
• domain of the site (edu., gov.)
• site design

other..
- facts
- cross-reference with other sources
- author’s pov
- related ads

Question 15

• include social media, blogs, and flash mob performances
• provide greater freedom and power to ordinary individuals
  and are a quicker way of distributing information.

Answer 15

Independent media

Question 16

RAVAT

Answer 16

• reliability - verified?
• accuracy - correct & proper
• value - helps the user
• authority - came from a primary source
• timeliness - updated

Question 17

Why is it necessary to differentiate
between sources of information?

Answer 17

Information should not be taken at face value. Knowing its source and the differences between sources helps us discern which piece of information is credible and worth sharing to others. Your purpose in using the information will also determine which source you will likely look at.