Evaluation of Social Media Sources

When researching various social media sites for any information on the Toshiba accounting scandal, I was unable to find any social media response to the scandal. However, on Storify, I was able to find a story on the publics reaction to the scandal on the  New York Times website. Thus, I will be discussing this article due to it being sourced from the reaction of the public.

Is this source credible?
- Although the purpose of this blog was to use social media, and there was none to be found commenting on this topic, it is easy to see the NY Times as a very credible source of information on this topic.

Where are they reporting from?
- This article is classified as international business, so to the extent of our knowledge we can either figure that the article was written by a Japanese Correspondent in Japan or in a New York Times station somewhere in the continental United States.

What network is this from?
- The article itself is from their own website. However, there are options to respond on social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter.

Is the content reliable?
-The New York Times is a nationally praised newspaper that has the utmost respect and public confidence. They have high credibility to the general public.

Do they update their take on the story?
- Seeing as this was last updated on July 21, 2015 (around the same time the story broke) it is very easy to think that it has not been updated on public opinion or other such facts.

What is the age of this account and are they reliable?
-The New York Times is one of the longest running papers in the United States, and over this time period they have been repeatedly accredited
as a very reliable paper.

Soble, Jonathan. Scandal Upends Toshiba's Lauded Reputation