Fair (information and facts) |
Objective (sides, people) |
Takes a position but represent the facts correctly
· Doesn’t make stuff up
· Doesn’t take material out of context
· Doesn’t misquote/misrepresent what people say
· Doesn’t make a big deal out of little things
Presents alternative interpretations |
Present the whole picture
Presents positives and negatives/both sides of the situation
Doesn’t make stuff up
Doesn’t take material out of context
Doesn’t misquote/misrepresent what people say
Doesn’t make a big deal out of little things
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Basically if one of your sources makes a claim and no one else it saying the same thing, it is probably a questionable claim!
However, you're looking for more subtle things. What is included? what is not included? who is cited? who is not cited? how is the piece arranged (what is first, what is "buried" near the end)? what is the focus of the piece? what is the headline? etc
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