Whitney Downing
Maryville College Class of 2009

• Home
• The Thesis
  • Abstract
  • Table of Contents
  • Acknowledgements
  • Introduction / Definitions
• Thesis Research Survey
  • Focus of Study
  • User-perceived Credibility
  • News Corporations and Internet Journalism
  • Blogging: The New Media Mogul?
• My Research and Findings
  • Objectivity and Subjectivity
  • Grading Journalsitic Sites for Credibility
• Grading Web Sites
  • New York Times
  • Port St. Joe Star
  • Time.com
  • CBSNews.com
  • Women's International Perspective
• Concluding Thoughts
• Appendices
  • Human and Animal Participants Committee Release
• Works Cited
• Bibliography
• Contact

Chapter III: Grading Web Sites

This chapter will explore journalistic web sites in detail, and will ascertain what level of credibility they possess. By using the criteria outlined in the last chapter, each site will be assigned a grade. The web sites will be separated into levels for grading, based on type of originating media (newspapers, magazines, television and unaffiliated sites).

Newspaper-Affiliated Site (Circ. over 100,000): New York Times

Newspaper-Affiliated Site (Circ. under 100,000): Port St. Joe Star

Magazine-Affiliated Site: Time.com

Television-Affiliated Site: CBSNews.com

Unaffiliated Site: Women's International Perspective