The Blaze

     The Blaze is a news organization that mainly exists online.  This news organization is conservative and posts articles that you would not normally see on Fox News, they are more in-your-face direct about things that are going on in the world.  It does not only post articles on politics though, they range from health and science to faith and technology.  In most main stream news organization, they are more careful about what information and opinions they put out there.  The Blaze just lets it fly.  This is not, however, and rinky dink website, it has over two million hits on social media.  The Blaze has a short background on most of their authors and contributors and they all have educated backgrounds and write likewise.

 Does the site clearly state who the sponsoring author or organization is?
     -Yes, The Blaze is a corporation 

Is the author/sponsor clearly named?

     -yes

Is the author/sponsor an expert on the topic? Look for credentials—sometimes you need to trace the URL back to view a previous page with background information.

    - Yes, the Blaze posts alot of video interviews with credible sources like Glenn Beck or quotes            other known news sources like the Washington Post or quotes the people they are directly              talking about like the White House Press Secretary.  

Is the information on the site appropriate material for the purpose of the page? (.edu for educational or research material; .gov for government resources; .com for commercial product or commercially-sponsored sites; a name in an URL usually corresponds to a personal home page

     -theblaze.com is the URL and that is appropriate of a news cite

What is the purpose of the site—to persuade, to inform, to sell? Is the information biased?

     -This cite is suppose to persuade viewers to think conservatively, but the information they present        is just actually what's happening, without clouding the facts.

Is the site backed by advertising? Does the advertising influence the content of the site?

     -There are a few ads from non related organizations like "Zales Diamonds" and "Broadvoice"           phone service 

Does the site claim to provide or describe the results of academic research?

     -no

Are sufficient references provided to other works, to document hypotheses, claims, or assertions?

     -yes

Are references cited fully?

      -there are links throughout the article but there are not references at the end

Can the results be verified through other means—e.g. print sources?

Can the information on the site be verified in other sources?

If a blog, are there other sources to verify the expertise of the author/s? Do/es the author/s give credit to other materials used?

Has the site been updated recently?

Are the links relevant and appropriate for the topic?

Is the material presented covered in depth, or merely superficially?

Is the material appropriate for printed publication?