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?

How to Evaluate Sources for News/Media Consumption