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Industry News Post Assignments Instructions and Grading Criteria [Fall 2025]

The purpose of these assignments is for each student to write a two-paragraph post discussing a piece of international news regarding their chosen industry – this MUST be one of the eight industries you picked in your introduction post. [PLEASE REFERENCE THE ENERGY INDUSTRY AS THAT IS MY CHOSEN INDUSTRY].

Industry News Post #1 due by 11:59 pm, Saturday, October 4

Grading Breakdown and Criteria for Assignments The write-up needs to have two paragraphs. In the first paragraph, discuss a piece of news that came out that week regarding the industry. In the second paragraph, assess the news source you used.

Maximum number of points for Each News Post = 50 points. - If nothing is turned in by the deadline = 0 points - If the post is made by the deadline, the 50 points are distributed as follows:

- The first 20 points will be a link to a reputable news source with the publishing date (see examples of reputable news sources in this syllabus). The TA must be able to access the article to get credit!

- The second 30 points relate to the two paragraphs required for the assignment.

● 15 points for the first paragraph where the piece of news is discussed; to get full credit, you need to write a full paragraph (one sentence is not sufficient) where you present a summary of the article you read/news segment you listened to or watched; the article/news segment must have been published within the last month; grammar and spelling mistakes will be penalized if they make the text difficult to follow; ● 15 points for the second paragraph where the source of news is analyzed. what is the audience targeted by that news source; can you identify any

inherent biases that news source may have (for example: do they have an agenda and if so, what is it; who is their target audience; do they have a particular political leaning; do they express the views of the owner, who is the owner and what are their views; are they pro- or against a particular industry, country, or policy issue). This second paragraph can be shorter, sometimes a couple of sentences may suffice as long as the required content is covered.