Imagine you are a political writer with your own blog. You write about current events and what they mean for the U.S. government and its citizens. For this blog post you will choose an event from the last three\u00a0months involving U.S. political issues or policies related to one of the following:
The U.S. President.
Congress.
Administrative departments.
Political activists.
Judicial rulings.
A campaign.\u00a0
An election.
Next, choose one reputable news source that has reported on your chosen event. Be sure it is a news source that offers well-written and well-researched news.\u00a0It is recommended that you choose from one of the following news sources:
Liberal leaning news:\u00a0The\u00a0New York Times,\u00a0The Washington Post,\u00a0The Atlantic, Vox, HuffPost, Politico, CNN,\u00a0Time Magazine.
Conservative leaning news:\u00a0National Review,\u00a0The Washington Times,\u00a0The Wall Street Journal, The Federalist, Fox Online News,\u00a0Washington Examiner.
Centrist News:\u00a0NPR Online News (National Public Radio), Reuters, BBC, CNBC News,\u00a0USA Today,\u00a0Christian Science Monitor, Pew Research Center.
To see ratings of news sources, visit\u00a0Media Bias Ratings.
For the first part of your blog post, provide a brief summary of your chosen current event. You should be conscious of your own bias and make every effort to avoid biased, opinionated, emotional, or judgmental language in this summary. That means avoiding words such as \u201calways,\u201d \u201cobviously,\u201d \u201cclearly,\u201d etc.\u00a0
This PDF contains helpful tips for avoiding judgment statements:\u00a0Objective Language [PDF].
In addition to providing a brief summary of your chosen current event, your blog post should answer each of the following questions:\u00a0
What specific branch of the U.S. government is involved in this current event?\u00a0
Who or which groups are affected by this event?\u00a0
What biases or leanings exist in the media source you chose? Give examples. Were these counterbalanced in any way?
What are your opinions on the issue?
Your blog post should be typed in a Word document and meet the following requirements:
A one- to two-paragraph\u00a0summary of your chosen current event.
One to two paragraphs for each of the four questions provided (see above), for a total of at least four paragraphs.
Content of the blog is based on information from your selected news source or other reputable sources.\u00a0
Two to three pages in length.\u00a0
At least one quality reference (your selected news article) cited using the Strayer Writing Standards. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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