COM 107: Public Speaking for Change: Levels of Evidence

Consider:

• Motivation for publishing
• Publication process
• What sources does the author cite?
• Can you corroborate the evidence?

Text of the pyramid above for web accessibility (from top-to-bottom):

Scholarly Journal Articles

Academic Books

Newspapers, Magazines, Encyclopedia Articles

Opinion: Advocacy websites, blog posts, tweets, etc. Editorials/Letters to the Editor

The best-known chart of left-right perspective vs. credibility is the Media Bias Chart below; another is the Media Ideology Map currently in development, which will present media perspectives on issues rather than a global rating. Read a guide to the MIM developer's methodology.

Select this screen capture of the Media Bias Chart to go to an interactive version.

View a list of news sources covered in the Media Bias Chart.
Created by Vanessa Otero of ad fontes media.