Evaluating Sources Jake Bustamante

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/14/sunday-review/rethinking-affirmative-action.html?pagewanted=all&_r=1&
1. The author, David Leonhardt, has a degree for Applied Mathematics from Yale and is one of the best known writers for the New York Times, writing for the paper for over ten years. His skills in research are well trained and precise.
2. The reputation of the publisher is high, one can fine The New York Times almost anywhere they go or on the internet for convenient use.
3. The website is NYTimes.com, yet the source is reliable even though the website is not a something more typical of a source like .org. The article is only a few months old and updates the standing on the issue at hand.
4. The source is appropriate as it gives a non-biased view on the debate raging between officials on whether to keep Affirmative Action policies in place for universities and job opportunities.

http://heinonline.org/HOL/Page?handle=hein.journals/hlr99&div=68&g_sent=1&collection=journals
1. The author, Randall Kennedy, is a prestigious Law professor and author at Harvard University. Although he is not a journalist, he is a published law author who integrates knowledge of constitutional law into his writings.
2. HeinOnline is a well-known law journal publisher, containing works from a vast number of distinguished professors from many law schools across the nation.
3. Unfortunately, the journal entry was written in 1985 and has not since been updated, leaving it to be obsolete but not completely useless in an essay written today. Slight bias could be present because Law professors view certain issues differently than a normal journalist would.
4. This source could relate well to others, but it may not be as reliable because it is outdated and has not been updated.