Fair and Balanced -- Almost

Enter NewsTrust, an online rating service self-touted as "your guide to good journalism." The nonprofit Web site (www.newstrust.net) appraises the credibility of stories across the mainstream and alternative news continuum, from the New York Times to Captain's Quarters, a conservative blog. Founded by Fabrice Florin, a former Apple and Macromedia honcho who later launched Handtap and GoComics, NewsTrust assigns a rating of one to five stars to a story ... Full Story »

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Dale Penn
4.1
by Dale Penn - Oct. 1, 2008

Perfect for the NewsTrust "press kit" on the website. I think this is an excellent example of a report that doesn't suffer from a lack of balance due to its one source. NewsTrust is a attempting to chart new territory - covering the information provided by its founder is appropriate at this stage, it seems to me. Cool.

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Dale's Rating

Overall
4.1

Good
from 12 answers
Quality
4.1
Facts
5.0
Fairness
5.0
Information
3.0
Sourcing
5.0
Style
4.0
Balance
3.0
Context
4.0
Popularity
4.0
Recommendation
4.0
Credibility
4.0
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