Jarrod, Jackson, Grace, and Bryan's Webstie Analysis

Professional website

1. http://www.wired.com/magazine/2011/02/ff_joelinchina/all/1
The article talks about the labor exploitation in China at the Foxconn factories in the production of the iPhone.

2. The audience of the website is technologically curious people that want to know more about how the iphone is made. The website assumes knowledge of new products and their components. The magazine itself defines the audience.

3. The graphics on the site are mainly pictures of factories that are used to enhance the meaning of the article regarding labor issues in the production of the iPhone. The graphics are designed to grab your attention and support the text; there is a balance of text and graphics. The audience is the readers of the article since they directly relate to the text.

4. Credibility is given because it is a well known magazine. There is also credibility because the article is a direct source of a man witnessed the labor exploitation first hand. Wired is a reputable magazine which gives the article more credibility, but there is built in bias. The built in bias is that the author does not focus much on the positives of the factories but rather the negatives.

Popular website

1. http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/todays_iphone_users_are_young_rich_and_technically_savvy.php
Overviews the general user of the iPhone and what it's used for.

2. The audience of the website is the general public, users of cell phones, or bloggers. Clues that lead to this are the fact that it is a blogging website and that there are statistics about the phones within the article.

3. There are lots of advertisements on the sites that distract from the main point. Some of the graphics are statistics about the phone that help explain key points of the article. There is also a picture of the iPhone that exemplifies the topic of the blog. Most of the graphics on the site are overused and stand alone.

4. Lack of sources lead to the article being less credible. The author is not established, and although information is convincing, it is not supported. This article originates from the blogging source; the sponsor organization does not provide support and documentation. The source definitely has built in bias and advertises the iPhone.

Question 5
We learned that not all information online is credible. When presenting information, it is vital to analyze sources. Information from professional websites is useful, whereas popular websites must be analyzed deeper. It is vitally important to approach the sources with a critical eye.

Question 6
Professional website expressed the information more efficiently and had less distracting graphics. The popular website had more bias and information had to be dissected. The writing style of the professional website is more articulate and better organized.