By examining the news report, is it possible to tell who funded the research? If this information cannot be found in the text, why do you think it is not there?
What was the source of the information? This is an important issue if you want to find out more about the subject.
Has the topic of the report been published in a peer-reviewed scientific journal (see Raphael, 2007)? If so, which one? Do you think this information is important? Why or why not?
Were you familiar with the subject before reading the story? If you were, does the text contain new information for you? What, if anything, conflicts with what you knew or thought before?