- Type of paper Essay (Any Type)
- Subject English
- Number of pages 4
- Format of citation MLA
- Number of cited resources 7
- Type of service Writing
Recently, accusations of ″false news″ and bias media seem to have taken over the headlines. Learning how to critically evaluate news sources and news stories is a vital skill in a world where anyone can publish his or her ideas on the Internet without any kind of editing or peer review process. To help you get started, read: Six Questions That Will Tell You What Media to Trust (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. The Essay: For this assignment, select ONE news event, and read the coverage of that event from SEVEN different sources. Here is a list of news stories you might consider working with: Charlottesville Transgender People in the Military Trump′s Speech and the Boy Scout Jamboree North Korea Challenge Firing James Comey These are just a few ideas. You should select a story that is at least somewhat controversial. Keep in mind that you will NOT be writing a report if the news story itself. You will be evaluating the coverage of that story by the SEVEN news sources you select. First compare the quality of the report. Choose one source from each column. How in depth, complex, analytical is the coverage? Does the coverage reveal a particular bias? Use the ″Six Questions″ to help you OBJECTIVELY evaluate the quality, depth, and complexity of the seven sources. In your conclusion, you should provide your readers with a recommendation. Which of the seven sources would you recommend as the most reliable and why? Column A Column B Column C Column D Column E Column F Column G The Atlantic (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. Slate (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. Vox (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. The Guardian (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. The Wall Street Journal (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. The Economist (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. The Fiscal Times (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. The Hill (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. NPR (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. PBS (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. BBC (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. The Washington Post (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. The New York Times (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. ABC (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. NBC (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. CBS (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. AP (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. Reuters (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. USA Today (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. CNN (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. The Huffington Post (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. Fox News (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. Addicting Info (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. Occupy Democrats (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. U.S. Uncut (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. The Daily Caller (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. Breitbart (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. RedState (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. The Blaze (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. InfoWars (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. I need to have seven news articles from seven different sources from each column. I want it done on the current government shut down, how trump says it unto the president not to shut down.
