About the media
- Who owns the media ?
- Which bias more naturally occurs with this kind of ownership ?
- What is the place for publicity ?
- Which sources are usually used by this media ?
About the document
- Who has signed the document ?
- Is this author reliable ? Is there a bias ?
- What are the reasons suggesting the previous point ?
- Who is the target for this news ?
- Are there any presupposed facts or values ?
- What kind of document is it ?
- A news
- An opinion
- A report
- A column
- An editorial
- A publicity or an info publicity
- Anything else ?
Tricks to analyze one news
- Where was located the news in the media. First or last page ?
- Is the location important ?
- What is the subject ?
- The media has some interest in this subject ?
- What is the emphasis on the sensational ?
- Are they putting too much emphasis on the "new", the "different", the "drama" ?
- How important are the images ?
- Which sources were used ? Are they pertinent, reliable or bias ?
- Which facts are presented ? Are they related to the main topic (a distraction) ?
- What are the arguments ? Are they valid ?
- Are there some contradictions ?
- Is this news using a neutral vocabulary ?
- Is there a way to conclude differently using the same facts ? Using other hypothesis ? Other values ?