HUM 111 Week 3 Media Bias

Access to the toolwire learnscape: assessing the validity or varying points of veiw located on the student website.

 

Complete the learnscape activities.

 

Complete the toolwire learnscape assessment part a part b.

 

save your assessments as a microsoft word document.

 

Use your favorte internet search engine to find a recent headline news story in one of the following areas: local or national politics, economics, or business news.

 

Write a 350- to 700-word paper clarifying the importance of making critical evaluations of news stories. use the following questions to help develop your paper:

 

*Was the reporting of the news story clear ans accurate, with sufficent depth and breadth?

 

*Were some facts reported while others were ignored?

 

*Did the story consider alternative perspectives and worldviews?

 

*were there any questionable assumptions implicit in the story?

 

*were any implications ignored while others were emphasized?

 

*why is it important to make distinctions when undertaking a critical ecaluation?

 

Format your paper consistent with associate level writing style hendbook guiedlines.