ABSTRACT
The primary purpose of a news Web page is to provide current information on local, regional, national, or international events. There are also numerous news sites devoted to one specific topic, such as business news, technology news, legal news, and so forth. The site may or may not have a print or broadcast equivalent. For organizations that have a non-Web counterpart, the Web version may or may not duplicate it. The questions in the news web page checklist complement the general questions listed in the checklist of basic elements. Application of the questions from both checklists to a news Web page can assist a user in determining the following: Information about the authority of the news provider; the extent of news coverage provided at the site and how it differs from any non-Web counterpart; whether the news provided at the site is relevant to the user's information needs.
