Evaluating the Purpose of Web Pages
- What is the author's (or organization's) purpose in publishing the web site?
- Who is the page written for?
- What is the intended audience supposed to do with the information?
- Does the purpose lead the author to slant his or her information, interpret data in a particular way, or omit anything?
- Are there other possible interpretations of the data? Other possible conclusions?
Another way to examine purpose is to ask:
- Who benefits?
- What groups, individuals, political interests, or commercial interests stand to gain?
- Who is harmed?
Source: wiu.edu
