Journalism .. Assignment

What is news?

Write 2 pages project to demonstrate that you know the difference between news, as opposed to social media, opinion, analysis or public relations.

· Look for a news article with lasting social impact. This will be something recent and of long-term importance to people's lives (so not sports or traffic accidents, but legal changes, community funding or and improvement of community assets, for example).

· Begin with a paragraph that describes your story, its social importance and its link. Include information on how you determined it was a story, as opposed to a video clip, teaser, advertisement, or promotion.

· Dedicate a paragraph to demonstrating the validity of your choice using at least two of the five media determinants learned previously.

· Dedicate a paragraph to the identification of your media source as legitimate news media using results from the following website: https://mediabiasfactcheck.com

· Dedicate a paragraph to speculation on at least two stories you might like to write in followup if the story had been your professional work.

As always, use exceptional grammar. Web, broadcast, and print are all acceptable venues for this project.