I used to believe the same thing, but my research in this area has led me to think that a a different approach is necessary. Domains like those you mentioned can be purchased and cloned for nefarious purposes and are no longer a marker of credibility. Now, I teach Ss to cite... https://twitter.com/hurleydotcom/status/1276045674434322432

credible info from all kinds of sources, including the ones they use most when not in school, because I want them to have the skills to determine fact from fiction in those spaces, when I’m not around to help them. For example, if my Ss were researching COVID19, I’d surely be...

teaching them how to cite tweets or instagram posts, etc., from @CDCgov and others. Back when I earned my Nat’l Boards, (2008) I submitted a news literacy lesson in which I taught Ss to look at domains, so I get that urge. And at one time that was the gold standard. But, now...

12 years later, I’ve changed my approach, b/c the internet has changed so much. Now I focus more on evaluating information rather than the source I find it on. Sources change over time. And even the best sources get it wrong sometimes. But if we give Ss the tools to evaluate...

info regardless of the source, they’ll be prepared no matter what platform or tool they are using. Just my two cents. But if you’re looking for more info, I’ve co-written a number of articles on this topic for @sljournal. You can find them here: https://wke.lt/w/s/jxIpoA 

PS: if someone were researching how librarians discuss the future of news literacy, our tweets would totally be accurate sources on the topic that would be worth citing.