Introduction
Wikipedia banned Stephen Colbert, host of Comedy Central's "The Colbert Report," from editing articles on the popular online site after he made joke edits. (Getty Images for Meet the Press/Alex Wong)
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The Internet has been a huge boon for information-seekers. In addition to sites maintained by newspapers and other traditional news sources, there are untraditional sources ranging from videos, personal Web pages and blogs to postings by interest groups of all kinds — from government agencies to hate groups. But experts caution that determining the credibility of online data can be tricky, and that critical-reading skills are not being taught in most schools. In the new online age, readers no longer have the luxury of depending on a reference librarian's expertise in finding reliable sources. Anyone can post an article, book or opinion online with no second pair of eyes checking it for accuracy, as in traditional publishing and journalism. Now many readers are turning to user-created sources like Wikipedia, or powerful search engines like Google, which tally how many people previously have accessed online documents and sources — a process that is open to manipulation.
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Feb. 28, 2020 |
Cyberwarfare |
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Apr. 20, 2018 |
Technology Addiction |
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Oct. 06, 2017 |
Cyberwarfare Threat |
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Feb. 26, 2016 |
Virtual Reality |
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Feb. 12, 2016 |
Video Games and Learning |
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Jan. 15, 2016 |
The Dark Web |
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Feb. 15, 2013 |
Improving Cybersecurity |
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Apr. 13, 2012 |
Internet Regulation |
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Sep. 16, 2011 |
Computer Hacking |
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Sep. 24, 2010 |
Impact of the Internet on Thinking |
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Feb. 26, 2010 |
Cybersecurity |
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Aug. 01, 2008 |
Internet Accuracy |
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May 02, 2008 |
Cyberbullying |
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Jul. 28, 2006 |
Cyber Socializing |
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May 12, 2006 |
Controlling the Internet |
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Jun. 10, 2005 |
Identity Theft |
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Sep. 17, 2004 |
Cyberpolitics |
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Sep. 26, 2003 |
Cybersecurity |
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Apr. 12, 2002 |
Cyber-Crime |
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Oct. 27, 2000 |
Computers and Medicine |
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May 26, 2000 |
Future of Computers |
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Jan. 28, 2000 |
The Digital Divide |
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Feb. 05, 1999 |
Digital Commerce |
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Jun. 30, 1995 |
Regulating the Internet |
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May 21, 1993 |
Software Piracy |
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Sep. 30, 1988 |
Management's High-Tech Challenge |
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Jan. 09, 1987 |
Power Surge in Personal Computers |
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Feb. 13, 1981 |
The Computer Age |
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Nov. 03, 1978 |
America's Information Boom |
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Jan. 06, 1978 |
Computer Crime |
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May 12, 1971 |
Reappraisal of Computers |
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Jul. 25, 1962 |
Approach to Thinking Machines |
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