Friday Homework


Step 1.
Select a current topic in the National news and locate three articles about the topic from three different media sources.
Summarize the article, or rewrite the lead (who, what when where and how?) Just provide the facts.

Step 2
Identify the sources and explain if articles are slanted to the right or left or are unbiased. Provide two quotes from the articles that show the slant or bias. Also consider the fact; What is similar about all of the articles? What is different? Specifically, how do print and non-print reports vary? How can you explain the differences?


Step 3
Explain what the issue has to do with government and/or policy.
Write your opinion of the news entry and explain why you think the way you do.
Be prepared to share with your class on Friday’s

OBjectivity?


A major goal of news media is to report events objectively. In order to judge the objectivity of different sources, it is useful to look at multiple sources and compare their findings. To complete these assignments, you will need to locate and read many different news items including newspapers. Most are online. Many require that you register (no cost). When you register, record the news source, your user name and password. Have access to these for further use
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Find multiple sources for your topic. Print out a copy of your report on these resources
1. Print: Newspapers: Local: , National or International:
Magazines: Local, State, National, International
Internet: Reputable agency or organization, Blog
Television: News reports (such as FOX, CBS, CNN, Univision), Specials
Radio: National Public Radio (NPR 89.3), Talk radio

Below is a list of some media sources. If the link does not work, then google in the name and then go to the site
Sources of News
Right Oriented (R)
Left oriented (L)
Moderate or Center (M)

(L) Breaking News and Opinion on The Huffington Post
(M) The Christian Science Monitor csmonitor.com
(R) Breaking News Latest News Current News - FOXNews.com

(L) Democracy Now! Radio and TV News
(M) Newsfront
(R)drudgereport.com/favicon.ico
(L) Truthdig Reports
(M)BBC NEWS News Front Page
(R)World Net Daily:
(L)The Nation Unconventional Wisdom Since 1865
(M)CNN.com International - Breaking, World, Business, Sports, Entertainment and Video News
(R)Reason Magazine
(L)Salon.com - Breaking news, opinion, politics, entertainment, sports and culture.
(M) Associated Press The essential global news network
(R) Right Wing News
(L)Home AlterNet
(M) NPR : National Public Radio : News & Analysis, World, US, Music & Arts : NPR
(R)Daily Kos: State of the Nation
(L) Views - September 2009 CommonDreams.org
(R) NewsBusters.org Exposing Liberal Media Bias