Is the author or publisher associated with a special-interest group, such as PETA, or the NRA, that might present only one side of an issue? The author and Newsweek do not appear to be associated with any special interest group. There are questions about how much influence certain Christian groups such as the Korean Christian group headed by David Jang, have with the owners of IBT Media.
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This author references unnamed sources such as “one longtime Japanese diplomat who works on North Korea.”, Stephan Haggard of the Peterson Institute for International Economics, unnamed “Experts”, unnamed intelligence analysts, and the author speaks for the world; “The outside world—China included—views that pledge with great skepticism.”
Are statistics consistent with those you encounter in other sources? Have they been used fairly? Statistics were not involved in this particular article.
Does the author explain where the statistics come from? The author relies on his opinion, information gathered from mainstream news reports, and anonymous sources. Are any of the author’s assumptions