Read the questions below and then skim through the Washington Post article.
Respond to the following questions within your group workspace. In about 15 minutes, we will discuss as a class.
- What questions would you ask to critique this article? Consider what you look for when you evaluate an information source.
- Are there any questions you would ask differently about a news article that you may not ask of a scholarly journal article?
- How would you go about evaluating the evidence in the news article?
- How would you go about identifying bias in the news article? Go through that process and discuss whether you notice any bias present.
- How would you identify bias in a scholarly journal article?
- What's the level of authority or credibility of the source? That is, how do you determine whether this source is "good"?
- Take a look at the following infographic: http://imgur.com/gallery/iPLkz
- What do you think about this infographic? Does this resonate with your worldview of news? Why or why not?
- What are the implications for your research if this diagram is accurate?
