Thursday, March 1, 2012

Website Evaluation

BalancedPolitics.org

Who?
Has someone taken responsibility for the content of this Web site?
       Not a single group, or person, no.  However the author of the article is listed.

Are there any links to in-depth information about the author or organization?
       There is a link to their mission statement, but not who they are.  Again though there is a link in the article to a short biography on the author.

Can you contact the company or author through a real world postal address or phone number?
        No they only have an email address.

What?
Is the information biased in any way?
        No, they are offering both sides of the argument in a objective way.

Does the site's information seem thorough and well organized?
        It is very well organized.  It sets up the information in a concise way, then expands on it

Does the Web site offer a list of further in-depth resources or links to such resources?
        It has a related information section, with links to this information.  However all of their arguments, both for and against have no supporting facts, or evidence to back them up, except for one link to a incredibly biased website.

When?


Is it important that the information you're looking for be absolutely current?
        Yes, as there is new, and changing information on the fight for gay rights, and gay marriage, coming out all the time.

Is a reference date provided to show when the material was put online, or when it was last updated?
        There is information on when the site was last updated.

Do the links work?
        Yes, but some of them lead to more opinion sites, and some lead to advertisements to things that have nothing to do with the issue.

Why?


Can I get the information faster offline?
        No, I don't believe I can.

Does the online material I'm finding suit my needs?
        Not at this particular site.

Am I able to verify this information?
        No, there are not many links to their sources, but there are links to what they consider relevant information.

No comments:

Post a Comment