Assignments

Watch a news report from a major news network. Then, find another report on the same topic from an online source.

Write a 750- to 1,050-word paper assessing both news stories for their clarity, relevance, depth, breadth, and significance.

Analyze the reports by answering the following questions for each:

· Who is the intended audience?

· Was the reasoning in the news report solid?

· Was the report credible?

· Was there any bias in the report?

· What, if anything, was presented as fact, that should be presented as debatable?

· Were the questions and answers relevant?

· Was there any sociocentric thinking in either report?

· What were the main differences in the two reports?

· What outside pressures could account for the different manner in which the stories were written?

Submit your assignment.