This Tutorial contains 2 Papers\t\u00a0\tIdentify\u00a0a national story that is currently in the news.\tSelect\u00a0two of the following major media outlets that are both covering the story:\t\t\tABC News\t\t\tCBS News\t\t\tCNN\t\t\tFox News\t\t\tMSNBC\t\t\tNPR\tSearch\u00a0for coverage of news story you have selected from each of the two outlets.\u00a0\tNote: The stories you choose to compare may take the form of a live broadcast, video, audio, or printed word (e.g., you may select a CNN live broadcast and an ABC written article.\tWrite\u00a0a 950- to 1,050-word paper that addresses the following:\t\t\tDo both media outlets use a traditional journalistic perspective in presenting the story?\u00a0 Explain your response.\t\t\tAre the sources used in the news stories appropriate or credible? Why or why not?\t\t\tIs the message of the story the same as presented by each media outlet?\u00a0 What is the message of each story?\t\t\tDid one story seem more believable to you than the other?\u00a0 Explain.\t\t\tAs outlined in your textbook, truthfulness, neutrality, and accuracy are three criteria for determining the quality of news.\u00a0 Did each story have all three?\u00a0 Did one story have more or less of one of the three qualities?\u00a0 What prompted you to determine this?\t\t\tDoes either outlet present the story in a manner that is biased? If so, how did you recognize the bias? If not, how did the story appear to avoid bias?\t\t\tIf one or both of the stories were biased in some way, what are your suggestions for making them more fair and balanced?\t\t\tDoes either story include overtones or elements of racial or gender stereotypes? If so, describe.\t\t\tDo any of the stories appear to be incomplete or require additional context for viewers to fully understand the meaning?\t\t\tCould different audience types interpret the stories in different ways?\u00a0 If so, in what ways?\tFormat\u00a0your assignment according to appropriate course-level APA guidelines.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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