A recent article I found dated January 26, 2013 is called "Drug war rages on the edge of Mexico City" by Dudley Althaus from Globalpost. This article details the violence caused by the Mexican drug cartels is slowly moving towards Mexico City. Mexico City at one point was a dangerous city for tourists, but since the outbreak of the Mexican Drug War on December 11, 2006, the violence and crime had shifted towards the U.S.-Mexican border. However, all that has changed. The violence is starting to spread to Mexico City. For example, twelve bodies were found in trash bags in Toluca the capital city of the state of Mexico. The president has so far been trying to establish military power near the border where the majority of the violence is located, but at the same time, establishing control in Mexico City.
I believe that this article is a reliable source because it comes from Globalpost. I have read other articles from them, and they have shown they are reliable. Another reason is the information I have read from this article, I have read from various other articles as well. This shows that the information is reliable.
James,
ReplyDeleteCan you please label your posts according to the phase you are completing? I'm finding it difficult to tell which post corresponds to which phase, especially because the posts are not lining up with the requested due dates. Is this Phase 5 or 6?
As I mentioned in my previous post, you need to complete a thorough CRAAP analysis using the handout from class (also available on Moodle). Your credibility evaluations are resting largely on one criteria or another, which makes the evaluation, and therefore your understanding of the material, incomplete. Statements like "the information I have read from this article, I have read from various other articles" is a good observation for accuracy; however, you need to substantiate that observation for your audience. Show your audience, through specific examples, what information lines up in what sources.
Your summary provides a good overview for this source. For your next summary, concentrate on main point or bottom line of the source's argument and communicate that in 2-4 sentences.