Who wants to read a big wordy study when the Onion can make the point in such a better way. I had to fudge the numbers to give this the score it deserved, but I guess you can't blame Newstrust's design for not being well suited to Onion reviews.

Some interesting parallels between two outsider groups that are usually not talked about at the same time.

Not very well sourced. Quotes a report of an unnamed source who would have no way of knowing the facts of what he's commenting on. This should be a candidate for the bad reporting award.

Exposes military supplier adding bible messages to equipment, could use more context about other places in the military where there have been complaints of fundementalist christian bias and influence.

Excellent expose, with documented examples of sloppy journalism. Implies that the sloppy work is no accident but to gain and keep favor for the journalist from the powerful. That part isn't supported, but this is an editorial.

Decent, but not great overview of the central vs. distributed power generation choice. Facts about relative costs are tacked on as an afterthought instead of being explained as an important factor should be. Still this is a good overview of an important topic.

Likens farm subsides to welfare and then documents the amounts collected by various anti welfare and anti healthcare legistlators. Exposing hypocrisy in the powerful is a time honored sport. I just wish it had the power to change anyone's mind.

unabashedly partisan, very strongly stated viewpoint. Well written and unlikely to leave any reader feeling neutral about it.

Looks at the difficulty of developing and building new clean energy sources. It won't happen overnight and this story helps explain why.

Good overview of why people walk away from mortgages. Includes details from real people and situations.

Fluff.

This opinion piece relies on a single article to support its major point so its a bit light as far as really being convincing. In spite of that, it forcefully makes an important argument and its worth reading, if only as a starting point to decide if you agree with the author.

An interesting description of the techniques used by mass advertisers, or spammers depending on your point of view, and some analysis and insight into how the business will change over time.

A well written rant. No real analysis and unlikely to change anyone's mind, but it makes its point well.

A well written view of the health care debate, focusing on the public option.

As the weeks crawl by while the details of health reform are worked out, there will be a lot of charges and rebuttals about the costs and impacts of each detail. This story and video show us one of these moments and let us see Sen Franken getting down to work after a long wait.

The editorial speaks directly about the kind of thing that Newstrust is doing: Giving credibility and filtering to the news. It talks about the perceived problem with media today, and how that problem is being addressed to get around the problem. While nothing here is totally new, the author puts it all together in a way that makes us stop for a minute and think about it.

This is a good summary of a major change in policy that touches on resource use and public health.

An important topic that deserves better treatment. This article states what we all ought to know: Technology is neutral. Its all in how its put to use. It does not do enough to explain the various ways this particular technology could be used to make the reader come away with a much deeper understanding of the issue.

Exposes and explains an important detail in how health insurance exchanges could work and what it means to the consumrer. Articles like this are important to keep us informed about what's being considered and what it means. Clearly explains one small part of the giant puzzle.

Its interesting to read how the work of getting legislation crafted happens out of the headlines and behind the scenes. In spite of this describing how things happen out of public view, the author still managed to get names and sources.

Big news for bay area news. After the long decline in newspaper quality a non profit is stepping in to fill the void. This could be an example of a new model for news organizations.

Entertaining, but superficial look at Burning Man. I don't see any effort to show another point of view to counter that of the director of Burning man or any discussion of why these things might not work in a real city.

Provides good insight into how different world views will provide different answers to the same question and reminds us that the other side is not evil or stupid.

This editorial complains about how others cherry pick statistics, then goes on to do the same. Still, the argument is well stated and backed up.

Straightforward update to the Coleman/Franken race.

Interesting tidbits of information about WWII, but while interesting doesn't seem to have much connection to current events.

The author makes excellent points not only about our society's bias in favor of office work above manual work, but he eloquently makes the case for the pleasure of the manual work and makes it well enough to put to rest the idea that those who chose manual work aren't as smart as the office workers. Well worth a read.

Much more than the Madoff content, I think the importance of this story is in how stories should be checked for bias and information should be available to let readers evaluate the sources. This article provides a good launching point to talk about quality in journalism.