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Published means to print many copies of something and give or sell the printed copies to the public.

For example:

Before the scientists published the results of their experiment in an academic journal, they carefully checked their data again.

Many people who published articles in magazines a few years ago now have their own blogs, which they post on the Internet instead.


	made something available to the public
	printed a report
	kept something secret
	printed something that anyone can read

Which words below are closest in meaning to published? Choose the 3 correct answers.

Response:

	printed something that anyone can read
	printed a report
	kept something secret
	made something available to the public

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The examples below illustrate the meaning of published.


	a news report on TV
	a news report that anyone can read on the Internet
	a news report in a newspaper
	a news report in a magazine

Which answers below are examples of news reports that are published?

Response:

	a news report in a magazine
	a news report that anyone can read on the Internet
	a news report in a newspaper
	a news report on TV

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	Journals make the results of researchers' studies available to everyone.
	A writer keeps a private diary of what he does each day.
	After an editor checks information, the newspaper makes it available to everyone.
	A company prints and sells a writer's work.

Which descriptions below best explain the meaning of publish? Choose the 3 correct answers.

Response:

	A company prints and sells a writer's work.
	Journals make the results of researchers' studies available to everyone.
	A writer keeps a private diary of what he does each day.
	After an editor checks information, the newspaper makes it available to everyone.

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A 'peer-review' journal is a professional research journal that gives all the articles it receives from researchers to a group of experts in the same field to review before publication. Although they do not actually check the researchers' original data, these experts carefully evaluate and check all the articles submitted by researchers. They then decide which ones to publish. The purpose of this quality control process is to ensure that research published by peer-review journals is reliable.


	The study has been evaluated by experts.
	Experts have checked the original data and statistical analyses.
	Experts may have told the researchers how to improve their article.
	Experts in the relevant field have carefully checked this research.

What do we know about a research study if it is published in a peer-reviewed journal? Choose the 3 correct answers.

Response:

	The study has been evaluated by experts.
	Experts in the relevant field have carefully checked this research.
	Experts may have told the researchers how to improve their article.
	Experts have checked the original data and statistical analyses.

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Today, anyone can publish anything on the internet. This is why readers have to know how to check what they read on the internet, instead of simply accepting the writer's opinions.

Here are some questions you should ask about information published on the internet:

Where is the information coming from?

Who operates this website?

Who are the publishers, and why are they publishing this information?

How are they "telling the story": What has been left out?

What is their purpose or "hidden agenda"?

Did they research the information themselves?

Do other reliable sources give the same information?

Keep adding your own questions to this list...

Read this paragraph and answer the question below.


	Because anyone can publish anything on the internet, readers must know how to evaluate information they read on the internet.
	If it is on the internet it must be true.
	You should know which questions to ask yourself to check if information on the Internet is true.

Information on the Internet

Editors of well-known newspapers and news magazines try to check and re-check the facts before publishing information. We do not know if information published on websites has been checked or not - many blogs, Facebook status updates and tweets publish information that might not be correct.

Dr. Robert Harris has published a set of questions which readers can ask themselves to check information they read on the internet. To see these questions, go to:

http://www.virtualsalt.com/evalu8it.htm.

Another website, about.com, can also help you check internet-based information.

What is the main message of the above text? Choose 2 correct answers.

Response:

	You should know which questions to ask yourself to check if information on the Internet is true.
	Because anyone can publish anything on the internet, readers must know how to evaluate information they read on the internet.
	If it is on the internet it must be true.