Do Tax Cuts Create Job? - Democrat Side

Evaluating Web Pages Worksheet

Title of web page:  

Jobs and the Economy | Issues | Democrats.org

URL of the web page:

http://www.democrats.org/issues/economy_and_job_creation#more
 
What can you tell about this web page from the URL?
 It supports the Democratic view on the issues and it is an organization because of the .org domain.

Authority

Is there an author of the document or web page?  If yes, who is the author?
A single person is not listed, but the organization is.  The Democratic National Committee.


Are his/her affiliations and qualifications given?
If yes, list them.
Democratic.

Is contact information provided (address, phone
number, email)?

Mailing address:
Democratic National Committee
430 South Capitol St. SE
Washington, DC 20003

Main phone number: 202-863-8000
For questions about contributions, please call 877-336-7200.

There is also a form to submit any questions or concerns to on the website itself.

Who is the publisher or sponsoring organization for this web page?
It is paid for by the Democratic National Committee, but not authorized by any candidate or candidate's committee.

Accuracy

Do you trust the information given on the web page?
 Not thoroughly.  There is nothing that is cited or supported by links.  Extremely bias as well.

Is it reliable and valid?
After looking up some of the "hard facts" that were given, it appears to be valid.

Does the web page document its sources? 
No.

In other words, does it tell you where the information comes from?
No, you have to look for that yourself.

How does the information on the web page compare with what you already know?
I actually did not know about these things.  If I had not done the extra research and would have only read this Democratic Organization website, I probably would have written it off as bias and mostly untrue.  Now that I did the extra research, I learned that it is valid.

Currency

Does the web page tell you when it was created and last revised?
Yes.  It was yesterday, actually, October 18, 2012.

Are there outdated (dead) links?
No.

Coverage

What is the depth and breadth of the information on the web page?
It's not a very long article, but gets the point across; it's short and sweet.

Does it contain original information or just links to other sources?
It's all original.  

Does the information have real value? Explain.
I wouldn't have known how valuable or true it was if I hadn't gone and cross checked the sources.

Objectivity

What is the web page's purpose or intent? 
Promote Democrat campaign which happens to be Obama at the moment.

Why was it created?
• inform/facts/data - Yes.
• explain - Yes.
• persuade - Yes.
• sell/advertise -No.
• share/disclose - Yes.
• other - Possible.

Is the information biased? Is it designed to sway
opinion? From whose perspective is it given?
Yes, it is a Democratic organization page.  It is definitely bias and trying to persuade viewers to join the Democratic side.