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Scarsdale High School

How to Evaluate Sources for News/Media Consumption

AD FONTES: THE MEDIA BIAS CHART

STANFORD UNIVERSITY

SHS LIBRARY'S SUGGESTED CRITERIA 

SOURCE TYPE ACCESS CRITERIA FOR EVALUATION
CABLE & NETWORK NEWS TV

WHAT IS THE POLITICAL LEANING?

WHO IS THE BROADCASTER?

WHAT IS THE GREATER CONTEXT OF THE STORY?

HOW DOES THE REPORTING ON A PARTICULAR STORY COMPARE TO OTHER NEWS OUTLETS?

NEWSPAPERS & NEWS STATION SITES

WEB & PRINT

WHAT IS THE POLITICAL LEANING?

WHO IS THE AUTHOR/JOURNALIST?

WHAT IS THE GREATER CONTEXT OF THE STORY?

HOW DOES THE REPORTING ON A PARTICULAR STORY COMPARE TO OTHER NEWS OUTLETS?

PODCASTS & RADIO

SPOTIFY, RADIO, WEBSITE

WHAT IS THE POLITICAL LEANING?

WHO IS THE BROADCASTER?

WHAT IS THE GREATER CONTEXT OF THE STORY?

HOW DOES THE REPORTING ON A PARTICULAR STORY COMPARE TO OTHER NEWS OUTLETS?