This document provides a template for critically evaluating research sources for media studies. It includes fields to document the name of the source, its author and publication details, and prompts to consider the validity of the information by assessing the document's history, potential ideological or financial biases, and whether the information can be trusted or requires follow up.

1. 1Media Studies: Critical Research Evaluation Form
Name of Item:
Author: Year of Publication/Publisher:
Validity of Document: can you trust the document’s information? Why?
History of Document/Author
Ideological Bias
Financial Bias
Evaluation: How appropriate was the information to your research? Can you trust the
information? Will you have to follow up any issues from it?
1Media Studies: Critical Research Evaluation Form
Name of Item:
Author: Year of Publication/Publisher:
Validity of Document: can you trust the document’s information? Why?
History of Document/Author
Ideological Bias
Financial Bias
Evaluation: How appropriate was the information to your research? Can you trust the
information? Will you have to follow up any issues from it?