I choose to do research on the Washington Redskins controversy to change their team name. I have two sources, one from theguardian.com and the other from the huffingtonpost.com. Both display some great information but are very different in their own way.
URL: Both of these sources end in a .com. I guess that is fine but to me a more credible ending would be .edu, .org, or .gov.
Author: The Guardian and the Huffington Post both offer the names of that articles author, but the Guardian offers a quick bio when you click on his name, which the Huffington Post does not. The bio from the Guardian reads: "Timothy Spangler writes a weekly syndicated column on international affairs distributed by Creators. He also writes the Law of the Market blog for Forbes and is the section editor for business and finance at the Los Angeles Review of Books."
Last Updated: The Guardian was last updated June 26th, 2014. While the Huffington post was updated July 8th, 2015. Both websites links are all still relevant and work.
Purpose: Both of the sources seem to be purposed to inform the reader. Neither really promote any product or idea. They are actually pretty unbiased as well, presenting the arguments of both sides pretty fairly.
Graphics: There is only one graphic on both of these sources, and that graphic is the Washington Redskins helmet and logo. I think they are showing you what is being discussed and I don't think that they are trying to do anything by using that graphic.
Position on Subject: Like I said previously, the sources are very unbiased. They both present the arguments and facts of both sides. The purpose of the articles are to inform the reader and allow the reader to choose a side.
Links: The Guardian has links to other articles on their website that seem unrelated, while the Huffington Post has more relevant links to the subject.
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