Source One [5]
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| Screenshot taken from Storify. 5 September 2015. |
Location- Fawne lives in Canada and is therefore not directly affected by the GMO debate in America. However, she is a health consultant and probably concerned with the well being of others.
Network- Fawne Hansen only follows eighteen people on Twitter but has 107 followers. Her tweets mostly contain information on what makes up various products like lipstick, what sort of food is good for you and how to deal with adrenal fatigue.
Content- All of her tweets contain a hyperlink to outside articles. Therefore, she includes others opinions and viewpoints topics of personal health. Because of this, she proves her credibility by not only including her own opinion, but rather the research and opinions of others.
Contextual Updates- Fawne does not post about the GMO debate very often. Her last tweet contain information on a list of food to help relieve adrenal fatigue. She is more concerned with adrenal fatigue than GMOs; however, she still tries to help others by providing information on how various additives and modification to products can affect the body.
Age- On her blog, Fawne explains her background. She doesn't say her age but she does have two kids, a husband and lives in Vancouver,Canada. She says some of her hobbies include being active and going to farmers markets; therefore, we can infer she is probably mid 30-40 and cares about personal, familial and even other's health.
Reliability- The information on her blog is reliable because she has first hand experience with adrenal fatigue. Also, the information in her tweet leads to an article posted on her blog about GMOs. She includes both the pros and the cons of GMOs and therefore remains unbiased. Because of her research and inclusive of both sides of the argument, the information presented is credible.
Source Two [6]
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| Screenshot taken from Storify. 5 September 2015. |
Location- She lives in Toronto, Ontario in Canada. Therefore, just like Fawne Hansen, she is not directly affected by the GMO debate. Also, her career focuses more on women's health and holistic comestics rather than studying the affect of GMOs in our body. However, because she is concerned about women's health, she still has credibility in her tweet about GMOs and organic food.
Network- Jennifer Pearlman has 409 followers on Twitter and is following 395. Her latest tweet was the one I included above, about the GMO and organic food debate. However, most of her tweets involve skin care and promoting various skin care products. In addition, her Twitter promotes her healthcare business.
Content- In her tweet, Jennifer includes a hyperlink to a New York Times article discussing the debate between bio-engineered foods, companies and consumers. Many other tweets I found on Storify also included a link to the same exact article. We can corroborate this information because the New York Times is a trustworthy news source.
Contextual Updates- Her last tweet was the one shown above and it was posted a few hours before I found it. Because of this, the information is up-to-date. She doesn't have many tweets concerning the debate on GMOs; however, she does tweet every now and then about cosmetics for skin care, her business and women's health. Because of her concern for women's health, we can infer she cares about what she and others consume.
Age- Pearlman was born in 1966 and is forty-nine years old. She doesn't seem to have a family; however, she has an established profession as a hormone expert and women's health doctor. Because of her career and age, we can assume she knows what she is talking about when dealing with the body and health.
Reliability- The article in Pearlman's tweet is from the New York Times and is therefore reliable. Being such a popular source of news in America, we can assume the information is mostly accurate. The author of the article, Eric Lipton, has been a journalist for the NYT since 1999. He mainly writes stories about politics and governmental relations. He is credible because the debate over GMOs concerns the government and relations to consumers.
Content- In her tweet, Jennifer includes a hyperlink to a New York Times article discussing the debate between bio-engineered foods, companies and consumers. Many other tweets I found on Storify also included a link to the same exact article. We can corroborate this information because the New York Times is a trustworthy news source.
Contextual Updates- Her last tweet was the one shown above and it was posted a few hours before I found it. Because of this, the information is up-to-date. She doesn't have many tweets concerning the debate on GMOs; however, she does tweet every now and then about cosmetics for skin care, her business and women's health. Because of her concern for women's health, we can infer she cares about what she and others consume.
Age- Pearlman was born in 1966 and is forty-nine years old. She doesn't seem to have a family; however, she has an established profession as a hormone expert and women's health doctor. Because of her career and age, we can assume she knows what she is talking about when dealing with the body and health.
Reliability- The article in Pearlman's tweet is from the New York Times and is therefore reliable. Being such a popular source of news in America, we can assume the information is mostly accurate. The author of the article, Eric Lipton, has been a journalist for the NYT since 1999. He mainly writes stories about politics and governmental relations. He is credible because the debate over GMOs concerns the government and relations to consumers.
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