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This seems like a good source because it provides 3 examples as to how to try to filter propaganda in social media use specifically. Contributes information as to how to handle propaganda, though doesn’t define it.

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Strategy 1: Do a gut check and harness the power of doubt.

If you do just one thing to limit the pull of propaganda in your life, make it this: Notice how you react to content.

If a post or story triggers an immediate emotional reaction - you could be thrilled or outraged - it doesn't necessarily mean it's propaganda. But it does mean you should take a beat and pay special attention. Ask: Is this the whole story of what's happening? Do the facts support the shocking claims? Why did the content creator take such a provocative approach?

And if you're not sure about the answers to any of the above questions, listen to your doubts and save your social media energy for something else. Don't click. Don't like. Don't share.

If you just have to see what's behind the crazy headline, make sure you actually read the content before you comment or react. And if you do decide to share it, make sure that other people will understand your motivations. Are you sharing it because you think it's solid information or because you think it's so far-fetched it's funny? Don't expect people to read your mind.

You can use our "Is This Story Share-Worthy?" flowchart to help figure out when a story should be passed along.

Strategy 2: Don't invite propaganda in.

Propaganda knows how to find you. The online platforms and browsers we use collect information about us in order to target advertising and suggestions. That data can easily be exploited by purveyors of propaganda.

Until recently, anti-vaccine groups were allowed to use Facebook's user data to target potential mothers with their content, taking a shortcut to a prime audience.

Platforms like YouTube use algorithms that tend to recommend extreme, click-grabbing content. And once you click on one crazy video, these same algorithms will bring you increasingly extreme ideas.

If you want to avoid leading propaganda right to your digital doorstep, there are a few relatively simple steps you can take:

1. Think back to Strategy 1 and try to limit your interactions with inflammatory or questionable content. Once you interact with it, your chances of seeing more extreme content will increase.

2. Before you browse online, log out of your browser or choose one that doesn't track you, such as Firefox.

3. Log out of platforms like YouTube and Facebook once you've finished accessing the content you came for. (But remember, even when you're logged out, these platforms might show you propaganda to try to get you to click.)

4. Avoid using the "Like" and "Share" buttons on web pages, which connect these sites directly to your social media accounts.

5. Periodically delete your search history or use a search engine such as DuckDuckGo that doesn't track your entries.

Take our quiz to learn which technique you're most likely to fall for
Strategy 3: Find Your Five.

Last but not least, you can improve your chances of spotting propaganda in any form if you break out of your content bubble and make sure you're engaging with diverse ideas. That includes ideas you disagree with. With a nearly infinite supply of information at our fingertips, it can be all too easy to start gravitating to sources that reinforce our beliefs and make us feel validated. But the more homogenous our media habits become, the less likely we are to spot propaganda that is trying to exploit our beliefs and biases.

To break out of your media rut, try this: Create a list of five news sources to consult on a regular basis (not necessarily every day, but every week or so).

Your list should include:

Two general news sources you already look at on a regular basis and usually agree with.

Two general news sources you don't usually agree with.

One source that covers news from a specific perspective, such as the views of a particular demographic, religious group or profession.

It's okay for your sources to display a bias in their coverage, but make sure that all five are real, fact-based news and opinion organizations. If you're not sure, you can use a resource like Newstrition® or AllSides to help evaluate your sources.

Bookmark your five sources and check them on a regular basis to help you see the world in all its complexity, not just from a single vantage point.

When you know more sides of the story, you'll be less likely to fall for propaganda's simplified, exaggerated, exploitative or divisive version.

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If you do just one thing to limit the pull of propaganda in your life, make it this: Notice how you react to content. If a post or story triggers an immediate emotional reaction - you could be thrilled or outraged - it doesn't necessarily mean it's propaganda.

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https://www.stevenson.edu/online/about-us/news/how-to-identify-reliable-information/
I chose this source because I think it has information that is interesting it said look for information to backup information and it has steps for that process

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https://www.coe.int/en/web/campaign-free-to-speak-safe-to-learn/dealing-with-propaganda-misinformation-and-fake-news

I Believe this is a good source because it breaks down what propaganda, fake news and disinformation is. It also takes a closer look into the school system and how important it is for students and teachers to give out correct and only helpful information. It tells us how schools should come together as a small team and have people who are specifically made to analyze information and media and see if it’s accurate or not.  It shows insight on how information can not always be accurate and we need to slow down and read the information in front of us to see because accurate information is important for schools and for ourselves

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https://rsf.org/en/country/singapore
We are currently living at the age of Disinformation and Propaganda around the world. This might also be close tight to Psychological Warfare, which is dangerous. Especially there are people out there like other foregin entities, or governments using Psychological Warfare to declare war on people's emotions and feelings are being manipulated and controlled. The Singaporean government have proposed for the government to battle such thing disinformation and propaganda. Prime Minister Lee who has ruled Singapore since it's Independence in 1965, had proposed that a regulatory arsenal that allows the government to directly appoint members of the boards and the editors of the leading media outlets, which are required to enforce the government line. The authorities have the power to decide, arbitrarily, whether or not a foreign media outlet's publications or broadcasts are permitted in the city- state. But I think people who are less informed are more vulnerable than those who are more informed and the government. - John Dingzon.

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Reporters sans frontières assure la promotion et la défense de la liberté d'informer et d'être informé partout dans le monde. L'organisation, basée à Paris, compte des bureaux à l'international (Berlin, Bruxelles, Genève, Madrid, Stockholm, Tripoli, Tunis, Vienne et Washington DC) et plus de 150 correspondants répartis sur les cinq continents.

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We need to promote critical thinking at a systemic level with more organizations like the critical thinking institute and maybe apply this more in our media and and everything we interact with. To help teach people how to better rationalize information in front of them.

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"I can tell you that critical thinking is too often missing from education, which is why The Critical Thinking Institute is a game changer. Dr. Pearlman's revolutionary methods for teaching critical thinking finally make advanced thinking skills available to everyone in the world."
Ken Bain, Ph.D., President, Best Teachers Institute.

"As the Founder of Montessori Model UN, I know that our student delegates need to solve problems in an increasingly complex world. Dr. Pearlman's unique critical thinking instruction is one of the best chances children have for building a better future not just for themselves, but for everyone."

Judith Cunningham, M.Ed. Founder of Montessori Model United Nations

"The Critical Thinking Institute brings a very elegant, effective, and easy to grasp approach to understanding and applying critical thinking. Steve's work is a breath of fresh air and absolutely brilliant!"
Randall E. Foster, Ph.D., J.D., Founder, Randall Thinking Studio, LLC

"This program from the Critical Thinking Institute is essential, accessible, and transformational for nearly every age and every person, and for every aspect of life. Dr. Pearlman is the "Steve Jobs" of critical thinking."

Jayme Anne Goldberg, Founder Consequential Flowers & BloomRadius

"Recent research out of Stanford revealed that, on an American made test of critical thinking, Chinese first year university students outperformed their American peers. That's just one reason why the Critical Thinking Institute is of critical importance."

Cornelius N. Grove, Ed.D., Ethnologist, Interculturalist, Author

"I am exceedingly pleased that Dr. Pearlman has turned his full attention to inculcating critical thinking skills as an academic discipline with methods and practice so that everyone can thrive, armed with ability, wisdom, and potential."

Dr. Timothy Kieran O'Mahony, PhD, FRGS, Founder of The Institute for Connecting Neuroscience with Teaching and Learning

"As a leader in teaching critical thinking to the U.S. Armed Forces, I can tell you that Dr. Pearlman's work is a breakthrough that could not be more valuable."
William "Razz" Rasgorshek, MS MBA, Red Team U, LLC

"We see the CTI's unique methods as a powerful means for providing everyone with the critical thinking skills necessary to become the solutionaries we need to build a future that is healthy, humane, and just."

Zoe Weil, Cofounder & President, Institute for Humane Education

"Dr. Pearlman's program is a quantum leap forward. His groundbreaking programming and in-depth research into multiple fields-neuroscience, education, behavioural change- will empower everyone to fulfil their dreams."
JW Wilson, Executive Director, The Learning Code Institute

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"I can tell you that critical thinking is too often missing from education, which is why The Critical Thinking Institute is a game changer. Dr. Pearlman's revolutionary methods for teaching critical thinking finally make advanced thinking skills available to everyone in the world." Ken Bain, Ph.D., President, Best Teachers Institute.

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The Council of Europe is the leading resource for human rights, democracy, and current rule of law across Europe. They cover a broad spectrum of news across the entire continent and work to give reliable information while combatting the misinformation constantly being spread. This source provides definitions of misinformation, disinformation, and even mal-information which I was not previously aware of, which is true knowledge spread to start harm. It gives a clear list of steps and criteria to combat all three. Most notably the restructuring of the school system.

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Dealing with propaganda, misinformation and fake news - Democratic Schools for All - www.coe.int

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Since information and communication technology is so central to their lives nowadays, young people are particularly vulnerable to propaganda, misinformation and fake news. Young people spend a significant amount of their time watching television, playing online games, chatting, blogging, listening to music, posting photos of themselves and searching for other people with whom to communicate online.

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https://disinformation-nation.org/combat-propaganda/

This source is great because it quickly dives into three simple strategies to combat disinformation. Those three strategies include doing a gut check and harnessing the power of doubt, not inviting propaganda in, and finding your five. The first strategy goes into noticing how you react to content. Ask yourself is this the whole story? Do the facts support the claims? If you don't have solid answers, don't rely on the source. The second strategy dives into how propaganda finds you and offers advice on how to not get tracked. (avoid liking/disliking videos and logging out of platforms) Lastly, the third strategy goes into exploring different sources and constantly checking those to see the world in all its complexity.

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Strategy 1: Do a gut check and harness the power of doubt.

If you do just one thing to limit the pull of propaganda in your life, make it this: Notice how you react to content.

If a post or story triggers an immediate emotional reaction - you could be thrilled or outraged - it doesn't necessarily mean it's propaganda. But it does mean you should take a beat and pay special attention. Ask: Is this the whole story of what's happening? Do the facts support the shocking claims? Why did the content creator take such a provocative approach?

And if you're not sure about the answers to any of the above questions, listen to your doubts and save your social media energy for something else. Don't click. Don't like. Don't share.

If you just have to see what's behind the crazy headline, make sure you actually read the content before you comment or react. And if you do decide to share it, make sure that other people will understand your motivations. Are you sharing it because you think it's solid information or because you think it's so far-fetched it's funny? Don't expect people to read your mind.

You can use our "Is This Story Share-Worthy?" flowchart to help figure out when a story should be passed along.

Strategy 2: Don't invite propaganda in.

Propaganda knows how to find you. The online platforms and browsers we use collect information about us in order to target advertising and suggestions. That data can easily be exploited by purveyors of propaganda.

Until recently, anti-vaccine groups were allowed to use Facebook's user data to target potential mothers with their content, taking a shortcut to a prime audience.

Platforms like YouTube use algorithms that tend to recommend extreme, click-grabbing content. And once you click on one crazy video, these same algorithms will bring you increasingly extreme ideas.

If you want to avoid leading propaganda right to your digital doorstep, there are a few relatively simple steps you can take:

1. Think back to Strategy 1 and try to limit your interactions with inflammatory or questionable content. Once you interact with it, your chances of seeing more extreme content will increase.

2. Before you browse online, log out of your browser or choose one that doesn't track you, such as Firefox.

3. Log out of platforms like YouTube and Facebook once you've finished accessing the content you came for. (But remember, even when you're logged out, these platforms might show you propaganda to try to get you to click.)

4. Avoid using the "Like" and "Share" buttons on web pages, which connect these sites directly to your social media accounts.

5. Periodically delete your search history or use a search engine such as DuckDuckGo that doesn't track your entries.

Take our quiz to learn which technique you're most likely to fall for
Strategy 3: Find Your Five.

Last but not least, you can improve your chances of spotting propaganda in any form if you break out of your content bubble and make sure you're engaging with diverse ideas. That includes ideas you disagree with. With a nearly infinite supply of information at our fingertips, it can be all too easy to start gravitating to sources that reinforce our beliefs and make us feel validated. But the more homogenous our media habits become, the less likely we are to spot propaganda that is trying to exploit our beliefs and biases.

To break out of your media rut, try this: Create a list of five news sources to consult on a regular basis (not necessarily every day, but every week or so).

Your list should include:

Two general news sources you already look at on a regular basis and usually agree with.

Two general news sources you don't usually agree with.

One source that covers news from a specific perspective, such as the views of a particular demographic, religious group or profession.

It's okay for your sources to display a bias in their coverage, but make sure that all five are real, fact-based news and opinion organizations. If you're not sure, you can use a resource like Newstrition® or AllSides to help evaluate your sources.

Bookmark your five sources and check them on a regular basis to help you see the world in all its complexity, not just from a single vantage point.

When you know more sides of the story, you'll be less likely to fall for propaganda's simplified, exaggerated, exploitative or divisive version.

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When I look into the stock market, I rely on Bloomberg News when it comes to the stock market and other economic data. But when I look into the Asian economy. I rely on ASEAN Analytics which conducts data/ and statistics on Asian countries. - John Dingzon.

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One of the research I looked into was the increase of Crime in Towson Maryland

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+One of the possible problems I chose to look into was the abandoned building of Baltimore City. What possible problems does abandoned buildings  pose towards the community? What missed oppurtunities come along becuase of abandoned buildings?
+My ranking of the source is a 3. The source doesn't talk spefically about abandoned buildings in Baltimore, but it touches on some possible problems that abandoned buildings pose towards any community.

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This sampling of research examines urban renewal efforts and how vacant and abandoned buildings affect local property values, crime and health.

Communities around the country grapple with what to do with their vacant and abandoned buildings, which, over time, can become eyesores. Dilapidated buildings can hurt the value of surrounding property and become public health hazards. Elected leaders know they are also major barriers to revitalizing urban areas such as downtown shopping districts and low-income neighborhoods.

Vacant and abandoned buildings are such serious problems that some local governments threaten steep fines if owners allow their unused buildings to fall into disrepair or become safety hazards. Some states have adopted laws to fight urban blight. For example, in 2016, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed sweeping legislation to prevent foreclosures and rehabilitate "zombie properties." A law in Washington state that takes effect in May 2018 will allow cities to force lending institutions to maintain properties that are empty during foreclosure.

Many journalists covering local governments will inevitably have to cover issues related to abandoned property and urban renewal. To help, Journalist's Resource has gathered a sampling of research that looks at redevelopment efforts in cities such as Detroit and Cleveland as well as studies that examine how abandoned structures affect crime, property values and public health.

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Preventing and reusing abandoned buildings

Abstract: "When owners stop paying property taxes, a government forecloses on the property. This research compares outcomes after auctions, the common way governments sell tax-reverted property, with outcomes after sales from a city department and a land bank authority. Data on a random sample of sold properties came from field research and administrative sources. Auctions failed in returning property to reuse compared to other ways of selling tax-reverted property. Managed sales led to more owner-occupied homes, additions of side lots to homes and businesses, and redevelopment and reuse as well as fewer returns to foreclosure and less property flipping."

"Vacant and Abandoned Properties: Turning Liabilities Into Assets"U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development report, Winter 2014.

Highlights: "The absence of universal definitions of vacancy and abandonment complicates efforts to assess the number of vacant and abandoned properties nationally. Vacant and abandoned properties are linked to increased rates of crime (particularly arson) and declining property values. The maintenance or demolition of vacant properties is a huge expense for many cities. It is critical to match strategies for combating vacancy to neighborhood market conditions."

Purpose: "We define strategies shrinking cities can use to convert vacant properties to valuable green infrastructure to revitalize urban environments, empower community residents, and stabilize dysfunctional real estate markets. To do this we examine shrinking cities and their vacant property challenges; identify the benefits of urban greening; explore the policies, obstacles, and promise of a green infrastructure initiative; and discuss vacant property reclamation programs and policies that would form the nucleus of a model green infrastructure right-sizing initiative designed to stabilize the communities with the greatest level of abandonment."

Abstract: "Property abandonment is widespread in many northeastern and midwestern cities. Some cities succeed better than others at moving abandoned properties to new uses. Comparing Detroit and Cleveland, where indicators of demand for land look similar, reveals that Clevelanďs land bank has been an effective approach to selling tax-reverted land for reuse, while Detroit's method of land disposition has been less successful. Cleveland integrates its approach into the mayor's agenda for housing development and supports redevelopment with many complementary efforts. Clevelanďs land bank conveys land with clear title, has an accurate property inventory, 'banks' property, and sells for predictable, low prices."

"Year-Round Vacancy Rates for the 75 Largest Metropolitan Statistical Areas: 2015 to 2017"U.S. Census Bureau report, 2018.

Summary: This spreadsheet from the U.S. Census provides data on the percentage of housing that was left vacant all year in the nation's top 75 largest areas between 2015 and 2017. Year-round vacancy rates ranged from 3.9 percent in Fresno, California to 11.8 percent in the Baltimore region to 20.2 percent in the Cape Coral-Fort Myers area of Florida.

Impacts on crime

Conclusions: "Abandoned buildings and vacant lots are blighted structures seen daily by urban residents that may create physical opportunities for violence by sheltering illegal activity and illegal firearms. Urban blight remediation programs can be cost-beneficial strategies that significantly and sustainably reduce firearm violence."

"A Difference-In-Differences Study of the Effects of a New Abandoned Building Remediation Strategy on Safety"
Kondo, Michelle C.; et al. PLOS ONE, 2015. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0129582.

Abstract: "Vacant and abandoned buildings pose significant challenges to the health and safety of communities. In 2011 the City of Philadelphia began enforcing a Doors and Windows Ordinance that required property owners of abandoned buildings to install working doors and windows in all structural openings or face significant fines. We tested the effects of the new ordinance on the occurrence of crime surrounding abandoned buildings from January 2011 to April 2013 using a difference-in-differences approach. We used Poisson regression models to compare differences in pre- and post-treatment measures of crime for buildings that were remediated as a result of the ordinance (n = 676) or permitted for renovation (n = 241), and randomly-matched control buildings that were not remediated (n = 676) or permitted for renovation (n = 964), while also controlling for sociodemographic and other confounders measured around each building. Building remediations were significantly associated with citywide reductions in overall crimes, total assaults, gun assaults and nuisance crimes (p <0.001). Building remediations were also significantly associated with reductions in violent gun crimes in one city section (p <0.01). At the same time, some significant increases were seen in narcotics sales and possession and property crimes around remediated buildings (p <0.001). Building renovation permits were significantly associated with reductions in all crime classifications across multiple city sections (p <0.001). We found no significant spatial displacement effects. Doors and windows remediation offers a relatively low-cost method of reducing certain crimes in and around abandoned buildings. Cities with an abundance of decaying and abandoned housing stock might consider some form of this structural change to their built environments as one strategy to enhance public safety."

Abstract: "This paper examines the impact of residential foreclosures and vacancies on violent and property crime. To overcome confounding factors, a difference-in-difference research design is applied to a unique data set containing geocoded foreclosure and crime data from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Results indicate that while foreclosure alone has no effect on crime, violent crime rates increase by roughly 19 percent once the foreclosed home becomes vacant - an effect that increases with length of vacancy. We find weak evidence suggesting a potential vacancy effect for property crime that is much lower in magnitude."

"Addressing Foreclosed and Abandoned Properties"Pais, Roxann; Wolf, Robert V. U.S. Bureau of Justice Assistance report, 2010. NCJ Number: 230184.

Abstract: "With nearly 3.2 million foreclosures in the United States in 2008, it is understandable that much of the public's attention has been focused on the economic repercussions of the Nation's housing crisis. However, the repercussions for law enforcement have been as significant. The increased foreclosures and abandoned properties has generated many interrelated problems from unsafe structures and higher crime rates to homelessness and strains on municipal services. This guide offers ideas and potential responses to help policymakers, law enforcement agencies, and community partners address the challenges presented by foreclosed and abandoned properties. Ideas are offered in the areas of prevention (i.e., create housing resource center, develop process to clear legal title for heirs, offer temporary and/or extended financial assistance, establish emergency loan program), enforcement (i.e., require vacancy license and liability insurance, impose a tax on abandoned property, make 'nuisance' crimes a felony, expedite tax foreclosures, create an enforcement task force, use inspection warrant), and reuse (i.e., consider demolition, create a land bank, create a side-yard program, broaden receivership laws, build greater special financing for property in troubled neighborhoods)."

Impacts on surrounding environment

Abstract: "With the recent housing crisis, studying abandoned buildings has once again become important. However, it has been some time since abandoned buildings were the subject of direct study, leaving scholars with scant knowledge about the characteristics of abandoned buildings, how they change, and their relationship to neighborhood processes. To fill this gap, we employed longitudinal photographic and SSO evaluations of 36 abandoned buildings and their immediate surroundings in Chicago for one year (n = 587). Results demonstrate the presence and severity of social disorder cues vary across time points and the time of day of observation. There is a relationship between abandoned buildings and social disorder, though the relationship is not a trend. Also, social disorder is diminished around extremely decayed buildings. Lastly, we find that our results are driven by the measurement of places ignored by most SSO studies, including alleys and the rear side of buildings."

Abstract: "Previous research has shown that housing abandonment contributes to neighborhood decline by depressing nearby property values. However, most past research estimated the impact of abandonment through cross-sectional analysis without controlling for nearby foreclosures or local housing market trends. Therefore, it remains unclear whether abandoned properties reduce nearby property values or whether abandonment is more common in areas with already lower-valued properties. Prior research also has not explored how the duration of abandonment influences nearby property values. Therefore, to extend the current level of understanding of the impact of abandonment, this research examines the impact of abandoned properties on nearby property values in Baltimore, Maryland, from 1991 to 2010 using longitudinal data sets while simultaneously controlling for both nearby foreclosures and local housing market trends. This research finds that as properties are abandoned for longer periods of time, the impact on nearby property values not only increases in magnitude but also is seen increasingly farther away."

Results: "On average, a 10 percent increase in the proportion of vacancies in a census tract was associated with a 9.9 percent increase in fires."

Impact on health, wellbeing

"More Than Just An Eyesore: Local Insights and Solutions on Vacant Land And Urban Health"
Garvin, Eugenia. Journal of Urban Health, 2013. DOI: 10.1007/s11524-012-9782-7.

Abstract: "Vacant land is a significant economic problem for many cities, but also may affect the health and safety of residents. In order for community-based solutions to vacant land to be accepted by target populations, community members should be engaged in identifying local health impacts and generating solutions. We conducted 50 in-depth semi-structured interviews with people living in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, a city with high vacancy, about the impact of vacant land on community and individual health and safety, as well as ideas for solutions to vacant land. Participants described a neighborhood physical environment dominated by decaying abandoned homes and overgrown vacant lots which affected community well-being, physical health, and mental health. Vacant land was thought to affect community well-being by overshadowing positive aspects of the community, contributing to fractures between neighbors, attracting crime, and making residents fearful. Vacant land was described as impacting physical health through injury, the buildup of trash, and attraction of rodents, as well as mental health through anxiety and stigma. Participants had several ideas for solutions to vacant land in their community, including transformation of vacant lots into small park spaces for the elderly and playgrounds for youth, and the use of abandoned homes for subsidized housing and homeless shelters. A few participants took pride in maintaining vacant lots on their block, and others expressed interest in performing maintenance but lacked the resources to do so. Public health researchers and practitioners, and urban planners should engage local residents in the design and implementation of vacant land strategies. Furthermore, municipalities should ensure that the health and safety impact of vacant land helps drive policy decisions around vacant land."

"Neighborhood Social Conditions Mediate the Association Between Physical Deterioration and Mental Health"
Kruger, Daniel J.; Reischl, Thomas M.; Gee, Gilbert C. American Journal of Community Psychology, 2007. DOI: 10.1007/s10464-007-9139-7.

Abstract: "This study investigates how neighborhood deterioration is associated with stress and depressive symptoms and the mediating effects of perceived neighborhood social conditions. Data come from a community survey of 801 respondents geocoded and linked to a systematic on‐site assessment of the physical characteristics of nearly all residential and commercial structures around respondents' homes. Structural equation models controlling for demographic effects indicate that the association between neighborhood deterioration and well‐being appear to be mediated through social contact, social capital, and perceptions of crime, but not through neighborhood satisfaction. Specifically, residential deterioration was mediated by social contact, then, social capital and fear of crime. Commercial deterioration, on the other hand, was mediated only through fear of crime. Additionally, data indicate that the functional definition of a 'neighborhood' depends on the characteristics measured. These findings suggest that upstream interventions designed to improve neighborhood conditions as well as proximal interventions focused on social relationships, may promote well‐being."
Interested in more housing research? Check out The Journalist's Resource's other write-ups on This photo by slworking2 was obtained from Flickr and used under a Creative Commons license. housing affordability, eviction and low-income housing tax credits.

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Abandoned buildings and revitalization efforts: Research for journalists

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This sampling of research examines urban renewal efforts and how vacant and abandoned buildings affect local property values, crime and health. Communities around the country grapple with what to do with their vacant and abandoned buildings, which, over time, can become eyesores. Dilapidated buildings can hurt the value of surrounding property and become public health hazards.

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One of the problems I am evaluating is "The use of steroids in powerlifting" and how it ruins competitions, gatekeeps new competitors, and the health problem they create. One of the sources I used was an article by the National Strength and Conditioning Association, which is widely seen as an authority on sports medicine, weightlifting, muscle conditioning, and competitions. I given them a 4 as far as authority goes, as they are often consulted for professional competitions as well as many of their members being high ranking officials across the community.

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¹Department of Health, Physical Education and Recreation, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas 66045; ²Body Intellect, Lawrence, Kansas 66044; ³ Department of Health and Human Performance, University of Montana, Missoula, Montana 59812

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inal source. This study surveyed U.S. Powerlifting Team members about anabolic androgenic steroid (AAS) use. Four hypotheses were investigated: (a) AAS have been used in the past by many powerlifters. (b) At the national/world level of competition, competitors conform to the regulations of doping controls.

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The problem is racism towards Islamic communities.
https://bridge.georgetown.edu/today_islamophobia/today-in-islamophobia-june-10-2022/
I would rate this a 3 on a scale of authority as its from a University source, which means it needed to be peer reviewed or fact checked before being published.

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A daily list of headlines about Islamophobia
compiled by the Bridge Initiative

Each day, the Bridge Initiative aims to bring you the news you need to know about Islamophobia. This resource will be updated every weekday at approximately 11:00 AM EST.

Today in Islamophobia: In Denmark, the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance has called on the country's government "to urgently address anti-Muslim discrimination and racism against minorities," meanwhile in the United States, a new documentary, "An Act of Worship," chronicles three decades of discrimination and hatred towards Muslim Americans, and in India, the Uppinangady Government First Grade College has suspended 23 girl students, who staged a protest against the hijab ban in the state of Karnataka. Our recommended read of the day is by Debashish Roy Chowdhury for TIME on how protests from GCC countries against the BJP's Islamophobic comments will not protect Indian Muslims, as "commerce with India will take precedence...once the dust settles," and "the vigilantes and state machinery held back for the moment will be unleashed once more on Muslims." This and more below:

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United States

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One of my sources is a Youtube video essayist called JD signifier. He have hundreds and thousands of following in his page and he is a scholar with a PhD in social science, furthermore he have a background in education and when he is not blogging he's active his community showcassing all types of events.

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1.) Ubalt Library, Google search, duckduckduckgo.com
2. Violence in Baltimore City.
3.) When I looked up at these search engines, It gave me several different results. For instance when I looked it up on the Ubalt Library I checked how to reduce or prevent youth violence. And in duckduckduckgo.com checked Deadly violence in Baltimore traumatizes city residents. -John Dingzon.

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1) where:

-The Incel Rebellion: The Rise of the Manosphere and the Virtual War against Women

-The Incel Rebellion: The Rise of the Manosphere and the Virtual War against Women

-The Incel Rebellion: The Rise of the

-Manosphere and the Virtual War against Women

2)what
- I used the ubalt library search engine:
https://myub.ubalt.edu/psp/paprd/UBPRD9/ENTP/h/?tab=DEFAULT

3)I modified it by simply adding new keywords in the advance search field.

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1. I used a combination of the UBalt library to search, as well as more private sources such as nonprofits that handle my issue like "The Innocence Project".
2. I searched for "Issues with Juries", "Are Juries always correct", and "How often do juries get it wrong".
3. As results were sent back to me, I noticed that there was a dichotomy in the sources. Formal reports by Universities and law journals that kept a neutral stance and nonprofits that examined individual cases where the rights of a citizen were violated. I branched my searches towards the nonprofits leading these cases, as their research was more relevant to my idea.

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Feb/9/2023
1) UBalt library
2) Abandoned Builidings
3)after peering at titles of different works, and subject lined under publications, I would've searched terms such as "reuse/repurpose of buildings" ,"zoning", "Historical perservation", "vacancy", etc.

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I searched in google, I looked up “the difference between Baltimore city and Baltimore county”. I looked this up because I live in the county and I don’t really come downtown often. Every time I see the city the roads are always messed up and it doesn’t looked very cared for and it’s the complete opposite in the county. I always wanted to know why. I chose bar graphs and Baltimore websites from people who lived in the county or city, talking about the different way they live.

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School library
I search problems in criminal justice

I change the search to criminal justice problem in Maryland

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For today's exercise:

1- I googled QShaman
2-Then I looked up his wiki page
3-I then rooted three reputable sources in Wiki.
4- The three sources I found was NewYork-Times, Washington Post, and News Week Magazine.

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Cont.
Researching terms and key words found int he questions first help me to understand what's being asked. Then I was told websites and sources ending in '.com' wouldn't always be the most reliable source. So I try to look for cites ending with '.org' or '.gov' or 'edu.' for more trustworthy and reliable sources. Newspapers can be more often than not bias and opionated, but I still look at them just in case.

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1. I use sources that were credible. I used the Washington post, the New York Post and Justice. Gov.

2. When I first looked him up, I went off of context clues and the help of my peers to help me with what the images represented the most.

3. I chose the sources that were the most credible and were most commonly used and had the most ratings. I also went off of what I thought was the most trustworthy website.

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1) After searching who Jacob Chansley was, cites that ended with .gov or really anything other than '.com' is what I tried to look for. Newspaper articlesand public documents of his case is what I looked into. Also, google scholar.
2) I first defined some words within the questions to better my undertsanding of the question first, then reword the questions around in google search engines.  For example, "why did the patriots raid the capitol?" or "what is a cult?" "what did the patriots who raided the capitol believe in?"

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1. Google Scholar, Ubalt Library resources, and various news article such as the NYTs, AP News, and NPR
2. I didn't know his name at first, so I searched "Capital Riot, Man with Horns". Which returned QAnon, Jacob Chansley, and Alt-Right. I searched those three terms through my sources to find more out.
3. Google Scholar and UBalt Library are my go-to resources when it comes to any research, breaking down my searches into keywords allows for a greater breadth of related sources and ideas to be returned to me, allowing for more relevant sources.

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1. I tried to use credible sources that I've used in the past, such as CNN, The Washington Post, CNBC, and Justice.Gov. I also used Google Images to reassure that I got the same guy.
2. I searched up keywords that were in the questions asked. As well as details or events associated with the guy such as The Capital, riots, and Trump.
3. I chose these methods because I felt as if these were the most reliable and trustworthy. These methods were how I was taught to do research.

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Information is data, facts, and details that give content to an idea or what body of work you are looking up.

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facts provided or learned about something or someone.

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I would define Information as a useful tool for data, statistics, survey, etc. But it also depends how the Information is being used whether for good or bad. -John.

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Information is simply any idea or thought. Private or shared, true or false. While misinformation for example is bad information, it is information nonetheless.

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gaining knowledge.
having an deeper understanding about a certain topic.

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information is details or facts used to support a claim or even something as simple as learning something about someone. (name, age, etc)

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Gathering of facts