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Some published undergraduate research theses use journalists’ articles as sources; academic writing formats such as APA, MLA, and the Chicago Style mention ways to cite news articles
Claim: Published articles by journalists can’t be used in research writing.
Rating: FALSE
Why we fact-checked this: The claim can be found in a March 22 post on the X account of user “Davao Senyorito” (@BINI_BABBY).
The post begins with an invective against journalists and follows with this remark: “Published articles of journalist [sic] can’t even be use [sic] in research writing.”
As of writing, the post has 155 comments, 80 reposts, 36 likes, 7 bookmarks, and around 217,600 views.
The facts: Published articles by journalists can be and have been cited as sources in research writing.
Three examples of publicly available undergraduate research theses from the University of the Philippines Diliman show instances of journalistic articles used as sources:
- In the thesis for Bachelor of Arts in Journalism titled “An exploratory study on how UP, UST and PUP journalism students view Rappler as a news source” submitted in June 2015 by Angela Ysabel Caranguian Lustre, the “Bibliography” section includes articles from Rappler, Interaksyon, Businessweek Online, The Guardian, and Manila Standard Today.
- In the thesis for Bachelor of Arts on Broadcast Communication titled “E- Nasaan Na? A Study on the Political Economic and Hegemonic Conditions Behind the Rise and Decline of ABS-CBN Foundation E-Media’s ETV Programs” submitted in June 2015 by Divine Marie Joanne P. Endriga, the “Bibliography” section includes articles from Inquirer.net, GMA News Online, The New York Times, Philippine Daily Inquirer, The Manila Times, and Philstar.com.
- In the thesis for Bachelor of Arts in Journalism titled “Exchanges: An Analysis of GMA News Online’s Eleksyon 2013 Coverage Using Public Journalism Concepts and Values” submitted in October 2013 by Julius Ryan O. Umali, the “Bibliography” section includes several articles from GMA News Online, as it is GMA News Online’s coverage itself that is being covered by the research.
Academic writing formats also include ways to cite news articles in research. Such formats include the APA style by the American Psychological Association, the MLA style by the Modern Language Association, and the Chicago Manual of Style by the University of Chicago Press.
In the spotlight: The X post by “Davao Senyorito” was a reply to another post by journalist Lynda Jumilla-Abalos on March 22, in which she reacted to an ABS-CBN News item about social media personality Krizette Chu. Chu was one of several content creators present at the March 21 House multi-panel hearing into online disinformation. (READ: House probe into ‘fake news’ treads fine line between accountability, censorship)
Chu was questioned over her posts claiming that several policemen and soldiers had already resigned following the arrest of former president Rodrigo Duterte on March 11. However, Criminal Investigation and Detection Group chief Major General Nicolas Torre III said during the hearing that no such mass resignation took place. The Philippine National Police has also denied the claim.
Although Chu said that her posts merely reflected her “impressions” and emphasized the use of the word “daw” (supposed), she later apologized for her posts. – Percival Bueser/ Rappler.com
Percival Bueser is a graduate of Rappler’s fact-checking mentorship program. This fact check was reviewed by a member of Rappler’s research team and a senior editor. Learn more about Rappler’s fact-checking mentorship program here.
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