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work-1/Final Peer Feedback Questions for the News Evaluation Essay.docx
English 1201 / Peer Feedback Questions for the News Evaluation Essay
Essay Writer's Name:
Essay’s Title:
Peer Reviewer’s Name:
Read through the paper completely before answering any of the following questions.
1. Does the writer effectively make his/her thesis clear to readers? In other words, is it clear what the writer’s argument is about the coverage that he/she will be discussing and analyzing?
2. Does this thesis give the reader any indication of the points to be covered in the essay? Would the essay be improved if it did? Are there ways your classmate might narrow his/her focus to improve the overall essay?
3. Has the writer completed a thorough and fair study of a variety of news sources?
4. In the analysis section, what kinds of textual evidence does your classmate include to support his/her thesis? Are there places where additional textual evidence would make the essay even more effective?
5. Does the writer refer to specific news coverage by listing the source clearly and precisely? This includes the name of the network, social media platform, or publication; the day and time of the news story if appropriate; and the author(s) of the article if appropriate? What needs more clarification or explanation?
6. Is the essay developed clearly and thoroughly? Where does it look incomplete or vague? What do readers need more information about?
7. How is the structure of the essay and the organization of ideas? How does the draft hold together? Which paragraphs don't connect well with preceding or subsequent ones? Make note of any places in the draft where you have trouble reading and note whether a transition, clearer wording, more clarification. or additional details and/or support would help most.
8. How could the evaluation of the various news sources, stories, or outlets be more objective?
9. Is word choice clear and precise? Has the writer avoided over-generalizing? Where is revision needed?
10. Does the paper conclude with a whimper or a shout? Is the conclusion merely repetitive, or does it suggest new directions of thought or provide a call to action? Does it discuss what’s at stake, for example, if readers don’t pay attention to the argument the writer is making? What suggestions do you have to make the conclusion even better?
11. Note problems with sentence structure, grammar, word choice, and other mechanical issues that make it difficult for you to follow your classmate’s thinking. Ignore any issues that don’t get in the way of your understanding.
12. Are there any issues with formatting? Has your classmate included a separate Works Cited page that includes ONLY those sources that he/she referenced in the essay? Are the essay and the separate Works Cited page in the correct MLA format? If not, practice writing the citation for your classmate, using the guidelines in eLearn.
13. What is your overall impression of the essay? Is it a worthy end to all this writer’s work this semester? If not, what suggestions do you have for revising?
work-1/Paige's Rough Draft.pdf
Paige Tincu
Dair Arnold
English 1201
19 November 2020
News Evaluation Essay
For most of my life, I have not been the most avid news consumer. However, in 2020 it
has been impossible to not pay attention to the news. There has been so much going on this year
in our world, with the coronavirus being the most important. The coronavirus pandemic has been
tragic for so many people in the world and has taken the lives of so many people. As the
coronavirus is a very hot topic right now, I thought it would be interesting to see how different
news sources covered it. Over the past seven days I have looked at newspaper articles, television
news coverage, internet news stories, and social media to compare how they all cover the
coronavirus pandemic and why the numbers are on the rise right now.
When I first began looking for sources to evaluate for this essay, I had to think about a
specific aspect of the coronavirus to research because there are so many news stories about it. As
cases are higher than ever right now, I decided to look at why there are so many cases now and
what we need to do to help stop the spread of the virus. After choosing to look at stories that
focus on this aspect of the pandemic, it made it so much easier to find sources to evaluate.
The first source I evaluated was from The New York Times. The New York Times is
available online and always has up to date information on what is going on around the world. I
thought it would be one of the best sources to track the coronavirus pandemic and why it is
hitting harder now. The article I chose from The New York Times is “What Places Are Hardest
Hit by the Coronavirus? It Depends on the Measure” is written by Mitch Smith, Amy Harmon,
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Lucy Tompkins, and Thomas Fuller. This article looks at how the Coronavirus is hitting different
parts of the country harder than others. It shows city by city how the Coronavirus is affecting
cities differently. Many of these cities are considered “hot spots” for the Coronavirus in the
United States. Also, The New York Times considered this a “live” article which means it was
being updated as the numbers are changing around the country. I had never seen something like
this until reading this article. This type of news is especially relevant with the coronavirus
because the numbers are always changing.
As far as local news goes, it is not always as up to date about what is going on around the
country but gives updates on what is going on in our hometown. However, Ohio has been one of
the hotspots for the fall coronavirus surge. When I watch the news, I usually choose to watch the
local news on WDTN Channel 2. They always give the daily coronavirus updates and recap what
Mike Dewine says during his daily briefings. An article from November 18, 2020, “Coronavirus
in Ohio: Dewine said western Ohio is hotspot for coronavirus in Ohio” explains how the
coronavirus is affecting this area of Ohio. It also explains that Ohio could receive a vaccine as
early as December. Because of the high numbers in Ohio, the article also introduced Mike
Dewine’s curfew to help stop the spread of coronavirus. The curfew in Ohio goes from 10pm at
night until 5am in the morning, Dewine believes this could help make a difference in the
coronavirus numbers in Ohio. I believe this could help make a difference but probably not for all
states.
work-2/Final Peer Feedback Questions for the News Evaluation Essay.docx
English 1201 / Peer Feedback Questions for the News Evaluation Essay
Essay Writer's Name:
Essay’s Title:
Peer Reviewer’s Name:
Read through the paper completely before answering any of the following questions.
1. Does the writer effectively make his/her thesis clear to readers? In other words, is it clear what the writer’s argument is about the coverage that he/she will be discussing and analyzing?
2. Does this thesis give the reader any indication of the points to be covered in the essay? Would the essay be improved if it did? Are there ways your classmate might narrow his/her focus to improve the overall essay?
3. Has the writer completed a thorough and fair study of a variety of news sources?
4. In the analysis section, what kinds of textual evidence does your classmate include to support his/her thesis? Are there places where additional textual evidence would make the essay even more effective?
5. Does the writer refer to specific news coverage by listing the source clearly and precisely? This includes the name of the network, social media platform, or publication; the day and time of the news story if appropriate; and the author(s) of the article if appropriate? What needs more clarification or explanation?
6. Is the essay developed clearly and thoroughly? Where does it look incomplete or vague? What do readers need more information about?
7. How is the structure of the essay and the organization of ideas? How does the draft hold together? Which paragraphs don't connect well with preceding or subsequent ones? Make note of any places in the draft where you have trouble reading and note whether a transition, clearer wording, more clarification. or additional details and/or support would help most.
8. How could the evaluation of the various news sources, stories, or outlets be more objective?
9. Is word choice clear and precise? Has the writer avoided over-generalizing? Where is revision needed?
10. Does the paper conclude with a whimper or a shout? Is the conclusion merely repetitive, or does it suggest new directions of thought or provide a call to action? Does it discuss what’s at stake, for example, if readers don’t pay attention to the argument the writer is making? What suggestions do you have to make the conclusion even better?
11. Note problems with sentence structure, grammar, word choice, and other mechanical issues that make it difficult for you to follow your classmate’s thinking. Ignore any issues that don’t get in the way of your understanding.
12. Are there any issues with formatting? Has your classmate included a separate Works Cited page that includes ONLY those sources that he/she referenced in the essay? Are the essay and the separate Works Cited page in the correct MLA format? If not, practice writing the citation for your classmate, using the guidelines in eLearn.
13. What is your overall impression of the essay? Is it a worthy end to all this writer’s work this semester? If not, what suggestions do you have for revising?
work-2/Jessenia's Rough Draft.pdf
Jessenia Gosin
News Source Evaluation Essay Introduction: In this essay I will be discussing how news sources portray news differently on their social
media platform, websites, and on national television programs. The national news organization
that I covered was CNN, and the story was on how Covid-19 affects minorities. More
specifically, Black, Latino and Native American people. The news story covers the experience
that Black, Latino, and Native American people face when they go to the Hospital to get tested
or treated for Covid-19. I was drawn to this particular news story because these minority groups
that are affected, fall under races/ ethnicities that make up who I am. I generally identify as
African American and I do have Native American blood in me. I chose this story because, later
on in life I am planning on working in healthcare. I was initially curious about this story because
I wanted gain more insight on Covid-19, as well as what is going on in the healthcare system
relating to Covid-19. In this analysis I have learned that national news sources approach pushing
out news in similar ways, regardless of the platform they are using whether it be, social media,
national television, and on their websites. THESIS
Rough Draft Plan: Discus CNN TV coverage cite YouTube videos Cite CNN coverage on Instagram posted two posts about Covid-19, not relating to the article.
o It appears that CNN is putting more effort into IG posts rather than Twitter posts. State the dates of each media coverage regardless of platform, discuss what was said. Be careful because you are not writing an opinion-based essay. Mention the following on each platform because that is an estimate of their target audience. Possibly mention the likes.
Support you claim in a few paragraphs Inform your target audience about each news platform you have tracked and analyzed Start with your stronger claims as far as your arguments made, then …
Body: In my research analysis the title of the news source I covered is, “Covid-19 is sending
Black, Latino and Native American people to the hospital at about 4 times the rate of others”. In
this news evaluation process, I began with reading the article, that I was most interested in. CNN
expressed in their article that there are studies showing that these racial groups are not treated
equally by hospitals, in comparison to white or non-Hispanic White people. The article
demonstrates that unfortunately, many lives were lost, when that did not have to be the case.
CNN provided links to resources, so that the reader can make judgment for themselves. The
resources provided is data from the CDC, and the US Census. However, many of the links for
readers to investigate are previously written CNN News Articles. Although all these sources are
accurate and credible it does present itself with a few biases. Towards the beginning of the article
CNN has a video titled: “Son: 3 hospitals denied my dad before he died of Covid-19”. The video
provided by CNN, displays a story of a man who lost his father to Covid-19. The man shares his
trials and tribulations in finding a hospital for his father. The speaker Keith Gambrell, in the
video expressed the pain of being denied care, and how it resulted in the death of his father. The
speaker himself had Covid-19 as well as his mother, and they all were denied access to
healthcare. This video provided by CNN, was aired on their national television platform, under
the title: “Virus disproportionately affects African Americans, who are dying at more than twice
the rate of white people”. Gambrell also explains that he lost his Grandfather to Covid-19, and he
and his siblings all caught the virus while being in the same household.
While following this topic, I went on to social media platforms to see the coverage of
Covid-19. The social media platform I used was Twitter. On Twitter, I found that CNN, did not
create a post specifically for Covid-19. Meaning they did not tweet anything that was specifically
constructed for Twitter. CNN’s Twitter page, simply tweeted the directed link to the article,
“Covid-19 is sending Black, Latino and Native American people to the hospital at about 4 times
the rate of others”. The post headlines with “Black, Hispanic and Native American people
infected with Covid-19 are about four times more likely to be hospitalized than others, CDC data
shows.” This headline then shows the top image of the article, with the title of the article
portrayed at the bottom of the post. As stated earlier the tweet only presents a direct link to the
article. On Twitter there are other posts from CNN’s social platform relating to Covid-19, but
nothing else relating to Covid-19 and it’s effects on minorities at the time when I evaluated CNN
as a news platform.
Conclusion: In this News Source Evaluation, I have come to the understanding that national news
sources converge pushing out news in similar ways, regardless of the platform they are using.
They put out news in similar ways on their social media platforms, national television platforms,
as well as on their websites.
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