Evaluation of General Sources

The controversy I will be talking about is the scandal that involved the arrest of nine executives of the company FIFA. These executives were arrested on counts of corruption, embezzlement, and bribery. The sources I will be analyzing are The Guardian and CNN

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The Guardian:

• URL- Ends in .com, which means it is commercial and therefore less credible than other sources. However, The Guardian is fairly well-known so it can be considered a trusted source.
• Author- The authors name is Josh Halliday. He is a home news reporter who previously worked in the media as a technology reporter. 
• Last Updated- This article was last updated in May of 2015. Because that is around the time this controversy came up, this is not surprising. 
• Purpose- This is just a list of the people arrested accompanied by a brief description of their jobs. The purpose is to inform the reader of who was arrested.
• Graphics- The graphics supplied in this post were pictures of each of the people arrested.
• Position on Subject- Because it was just a list of people, the article did not take any specific position on the controversy.
• Links- Links to other pages providing more detailed backgrounds of each person were provided.

CNN

• URL- Ends in .com, which means it is commercial and therefore less credible than other sources. However, CNN is fairly well-known so it can be considered a trusted source.
• Author- There is no attributed author on this article
• Last Updated- This article is being constantly updated with links pertaining to the controversy as it evolves.
• Purpose- This article seems to serve as a starting point for anyone interested in the controversy, as it includes links to tons of other sources about it. This is made to inform the reader of what happened.
• Graphics- Includes several pictures of the people arrested, along with pictures and videos to accompany the links provided.
• Position on Subject- This article is just a compilation of links, so it does not take a certain position.
• Links- Provides more than a dozen links concerning the controversy.