JOUR 2312: Reporting: Overview

Evaluate these sources and determine whether they would be credible and authoritative websites to use for a story.

• Do the sources well represent the various perspectives relevant to the topic? 
• Are there perspectives you would have liked to see represented?
• Do the sources have expertise in the area they are speaking on?
• Does a source have potentially ulterior motives?
• Do sources offer direct evidence (first hand information) or indirect evidence (knowledge but not directly involved)?
• Do the sources provide evidence to support their points, or is it purely opinion?
• Does the journalist question those in positions of power or do they simply accept what is said at face value?
• Are the data sources used commonly accepted? 
• Is proper context offered for any data or statistics?