Assessment for DS

Assessment for DS

1. Deconstruction

   • Step 1: Summarize the main points, comparing headline to the story
   • Step 2: Did the reporter open the freezer? Is the evidence direct or indirect?
   • Step 7 Is the story fair? Is balance called for? What about fair play and language?
   • Step 6 Are the key questions answered? (Who-What-When- Where-Why-How)
   • Step 3: Evaluate the sources using IMVAIN
     • IMVAIN: A SYSTEM FOR EVALUATING THE RELIABILITY OF SOURCES
       • Independent sources are better than self-interested sources
       • Multiple sources are better than single sources
       • Sources who Verify with evidence are better than sources who assert
       • Authoritative/Informed sources are better than uninformed sources
       • Named sources are better than unnamed sources
   • Step 5: Does the reporter place the facts, the story, in context?
   • Step 4: Does the reporter make his/her work transparent?