Evaluating Web Pages Worksheet

Title of web page: Longtime Republicans Torn Between Party Loyalty and Obamacare

URL of the web page http://www.cnn.com/2012/10/06/health/republicans-conflicted-obamacare/index.html

What can you tell about this web page from the URL?

The webpage is from CNN, so it is a legitimate news source.
Authority
Is there an author of the document or web page?
Yes, Elizabeth Cohen, William Hudson also contributed to the article.

If yes, who is the author?

Elizabeth Cohen

Are his/her affiliations and qualifications given?

Yes.  Listed below

If yes, list them.

Senior medical correspondent for CNN

Before joining CNN in 1991, Elizabeth was associate producer of Green Watch, an environmental television program on WLVI in Boston, a reporter for States News Service in Washington, D.C., and a reporter for the The Times Union newspaper in Albany, N.Y., where she won a Hearst Award.
Cohen is the recipient of the outstanding alumna award from Columbia College in New York City, where she received a bachelor's degree in history, and the Distinguished Alumni Award at Boston University where she earned a master's degree in public health. http://www.cnn.com/CNN/anchors_reporters/cohen.elizabeth.html

I feel that Elizabeth is a valid source because of her credentials as a reporter and her education.

Is contact information provided (address, phone

number, email)?
Yes.

Who is the publisher or sponsoring organization

for this web page?
AARP, low cost health plans

Accuracy

Do you trust the information given on the web

page? Is it

reliable and valid?

Yes, it is from CNN.

 

Does the web page document its sources? In

other words, does it tell you where the

information comes from?  Yes

How does the information on the web page

compare with what you already know?

It gives real-life examples of situations that people are facing regarding healthcare.

 

Currency

Does the web page tell you when it was created

and last

revised?  Oct 7, 2012

Are there outdated (dead) links?  No

Coverage

 

What is the depth and breadth of the information

on the web

page?       I feel that the article is informative and the depth and breadth of the information is exponential enough that the reader can form an opinion of their viewpoint of Obamacare.

Does it contain original information or just links

to other sources?   Original information affecting real people

Does the information have real value? Explain.

Yes, because it gives example of how real people are affected.It gives examples of how voters may change their vote, if Obamacare will benefit them.

Objectivity

What is the web page's purpose or intent? Why

was it created?

To inform people about the effects that Obamacare will have on healthcare, so that voters can make an informed decision on whose political party that they support.

 

 

Is the information biased? Is it designed to sway

opinion? From whose perspective is it given?
According to Wikipedia, CNN can be a biased source, in favor of Obama.
It is given from the viewpoint of someone who is in favor of Obamacare, but it gives real-life examples to back up the situations.

 

Value: Was the page worth visiting? Does the site offer anything informative, substantial, or insightful? Is the site free of spelling and grammatical errors?

Yes, the page was worth visiting.  I feel that the information was substantial because it gave different viewpoints and authenticity to how Obamacare can affect Americans.

Yes, the sight is free of spelling and grammatical errors.