Using a checklist like the ones provided by The New Literacy Project can be useful, but it's necessary for you to come up with your own criteria for evaluating news content on a case by case basis so that as savvy news consumers, you are not caught unaware by overtly biased or fake news.
This list is a good start for considering news content.
What else would you add?
- overt bias
- implicit bias
- clear awareness of audience
- reputation
- use of sources
- diction and rhetoric
- evidence for a logical argument
- other important criteria that you come up with!
