For this assignment you need to find two news articles on American politics from somewhere you regularly get your news. In groups you will summarize the articles and then evaluate the articles for slant, priming, framing, filtering and ownership. To complete this project you need to turn in a one page analysis of the articles where you summarize and evaluate the article for each criteria listed above, and then provide a critical reflection on the article and the project as a whole. Do you agree with the arguments/information presented? Why/ why not? Has the project changed the way you perceive the news media? If so how?Provide the url to the news articles you choose with your submission.
Analytical use of concepts and research to support hypotheses and conclusions.
This project is linked to the following USLOs:Identify media bias in recent news articles; specifically filtering, framing, slant, and priming.
Evaluate the validity of different sources of information.
Critically analyze how the media affects public opinion.
