Message Evaluation Sheet
Sender: Who created this message? Why did they make it? What do they hope to gain from it?

	
Receiver: What audience is the message designed for? How does the message relate to me?

	
Content: What does the message say? What questions does it answer? What questions does it leave unanswered? How fair and accurate does it seem?

	
Medium: What form is the message presented in (newspaper article, TV show, etc.)? How does that medium affect its impact?

	
Context: What is the purpose of the message? How recent is the information?