Title of web page- Coal Company Plans to Close Several Mines
URL of the web page- http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/19/us/coal-company-plans-to-close-several-mines.html?ref=coal&_r=0
What can you tell about this web page from the URL?
Authority
Is there an author of the document or web page?
Yes.
If yes, who is the author?
JESS BIDGOOD
Are his/her affiliations and qualifications given?
No, but there is a link to other articles by her.
If yes, list them.
Is contact information provided (address, phone
number, email)?
Yes.
Who is the publisher or sponsoring organization
for this web page?
NY Times
Accuracy
Do you trust the information given on the web
page? Is it
reliable and valid?
Yes; yes.
Yes; yes.
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 brings new things I didn't know into it.
Currency
Does the web page tell you when it was created
and last
revised?
Yes.
Are there outdated (dead) links?
No.
Coverage
What is the depth and breadth of the information
on the web
page?
It doesn't go into great depth, but gives a lot of information with what is given.
Does it contain original information or just links
to other sources?
It's not original in the sense of they are the first to know, but it doesn't link out. It states what is going on.
Does the information have real value? Explain.
Yes because it gives facts and statistics and tells who, what, where, when and why.
Objectivity
What is the web page's purpose or intent? Why
was it created?
It was created to show how much coal companies are being affected by the economy and inform you of the facts.
inform/facts/data- yes
explain- yes
persuade- no
sell/advertise- no
share/disclose- yes
other- maybe
Is the information biased? Is it designed to sway
opinion? From whose perspective is it given?
No it is not biased. It strictly sticks to the facts. It is given from an outsiders point of view to inform.
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