One Story - Many Tellings
One undeniable thing in our culture is the that people are biased. Sometimes, this shows through in the news media. This accusation is most often directed at news stories.
For this assignment, which is a tiny research paper, I'd like you to examine one news event as reported in multiple stories and sources. Then, I'd like you to report on how the various news outlets and forms of writing talked about the event. Try to select a conservative leaning news organization, a liberal leaning leaning news organization, and an foreign news organization. Make sure the articles you choose are that news outlet's news covering of the event, not an opinion piece or an auxiliary article.
Ideas for conflicting news sources
For the sake of this assignment, I'd like you to read about a recent political event because such events tend to be more charged and interpretation becomes a key element of telling the story.
Paper Requirements:
Construct your paper this way:
ASSESSMENT QUALITIES
Content
MLA Citation
For this assignment, which is a tiny research paper, I'd like you to examine one news event as reported in multiple stories and sources. Then, I'd like you to report on how the various news outlets and forms of writing talked about the event. Try to select a conservative leaning news organization, a liberal leaning leaning news organization, and an foreign news organization. Make sure the articles you choose are that news outlet's news covering of the event, not an opinion piece or an auxiliary article.
Ideas for conflicting news sources
For the sake of this assignment, I'd like you to read about a recent political event because such events tend to be more charged and interpretation becomes a key element of telling the story.
Paper Requirements:
- MLA formatted WITH a works cited page
- Minimum of three sources
- Minimum of 800 words
Construct your paper this way:
- Open by describing the issue in its basic form (a short summary of it).
- Write a paragraph describing how your first source told the story of the event.
- Write a paragraph describing how your second source told the story of the event.
- Write a paragraph describing how your third source told the story of the event.
- Conclude your paper by describing differences or insights you gained through this exercise.
ASSESSMENT QUALITIES
Content
- Paper adequately develops the content issue in an opening paragraph
- Paper compares and contrasts different sources looking at nuanced ideas such as word choice, leads, interviewees, or structure.
- It DOES NOT simply state what each source says, but critically analyzes the differences in how each source is choosing to address the issue
- Writer is expected to adhere to the conventions of writing in the English language,
- use correct spelling,
- complex sentences,
- transitions between paragraphs,
- demonstrate ability to use specific,
- sophisticated and economical word choices,
- and correct punctuation.
MLA Citation
- Properly Formatted works cited page
- Minimum of three sources used and ALL sources are properly cited within the paper