Lesson plan
Ongo
Ongo was a news site that compiled stories from newspapers and major media outlets including The New York Times, USA Today, The Washington Post, the Associated Press, Reuters, ProPublica, the Financial Times and over 50 other sites. The site received $12 million in initial financing from Gannett Company, Inc., The New York Times Company and The Washington Post Company. The site was divided into eight sections: U.S., world, business, science and technology, sports, arts and entertainment, life and opinion.
Article summary
Ongo was a news site that compiled stories from newspapers and major media outlets including The New York Times, USA Today, The Washington Post, the Associated Press, Reuters, ProPublica, the Financial Times and over 50 other sites. The site received $12 million in initial financing from Gannett Company, Inc., The New York Times Company and The Washington Post Company. The site was divided into eight sections: U.S., world, business, science and technology, sports, arts and entertainment, life and opinion.
Key claims
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Discussion questions
- Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
- Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
- If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?
Bibliography
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Key claims and bibliography are generated from the same tracked claims and sources as the article page.