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Serial- Essay Three Assignment

Prompt:

Using the article “From ‘the greatest podcast ever made’ to ‘shamelessly exploitative’: A guide to the “Serial” backlash” as a basis, make or advance an argument about one of the “exploitative” issues surrounding the podcast (obsessive fans, privacy, race, voyeurism, or journalistic ethics).  Your position should be unique and should be backed up by credible research.   Your thesis should be that Sarah Koenig and the podcast either are guilty of the charge outlined against them in the article or are not guilty of the charge.  However, it cannot just be that.  Your position should go beyond the initial accusation and either make a more unique accusation related to that one OR develop a defense to prove that Sarah and/or the podcast are not guilty of the accusation.  Please pick only ONE exploitative issue from the article as your focus.  Do NOT attempt to write on all of them.  In order to be successful, you must pick only one.

Requirements:

1. Minimum synthesis of four outside sources—one must be a book (could be a psychology book, book on journalistic ethics, book on race, etc…) and at least two must come from the library research databases.  All sources being used to back up your position must pass the CRAAP test.  You may also analyze sources that are not credible in order to support your position.  In that instance, you would refute the source but will still need to cite it. You, of course, must use specific examples from the podcast episodes as well as the article listed above.  While those must be cited and listed on the WC page, they do not count in the minimum required sources.

2. Your thesis must be argumentative, and your sources must be synthesized to support your thesis

3. Minimum 4-6 pages in length