Description What news sources do you typically rely on? What is their political slant (they all have one)? For help on how to identify your own political leanings, see Pew's Political

Typology Quiz. Or, visit AllSides' Rate Your Bias. For a graph on where popular publications fall on the political spectrum, see below: 1. Open AllSides.com (play around on this site, maybe follow the TOPICS tab to find something you're interested in). Once you find a topic, look at single topic Submit Assignment ◄ Previous Next ▸/nDescription What news sources do you typically rely on? What is their political slant (they all have one)? For help on how to identify your own political leanings, see Pew's Political Typology Quiz. Or, visit AllSides' Rate Your Bias. For a graph on where popular publications fall on the political spectrum, see below: 1. Open AllSides.com (play around on this site, maybe follow the TOPICS tab to find something you're interested in). Once you find a topic, look at single topic from multiple perspectives on the political spectrum. As you read, pay attention to how the political "sides" differ in the ways they present the topic (e.g., you might look at the images presented, the words used, the headlines, etc...). For example, when FOX News speaks of the Black Lives Matter movement, they often use the term "riots" while more liberal news sources use the term "protests."/n1. Open AllSides.com (play around on this site, maybe follow the TOPICS tab to find something you're interested in). Once you find a topic, look at single topic from multiple perspectives on the political spectrum. As you read, pay attention to how the political "sides" differ in the ways they present the topic (e.g., you might look at the images presented, the words used, the headlines, etc...). For example, when FOX News speaks of the Black Lives Matter movement, they often use the term "riots" while more liberal news sources use the term "protests." Or, when a left learning article discusses the impending government shut down, they might use a stormy and ominous photo of the White House. You, also, are welcome to look at less political topics, but all are controversial in a sense (Coronavirus, Arts and Entertainment, Media Bias). Answer the following questions about where you see bias in reporting: 1. What topic did you select? What are the three news sites?/nEntertainment, Media Bias). Answer the following questions about where you see bias in reporting: 1. What topic did you select? What are the three news sites? 2. What do you notice about the language and presentation of evidence used in each of the articles? (e.g., you might look at the images presented, the words used, the headlines, etc.). 3. Describe how you know which source(s) to trust the most? Do they shift or solidify your beliefs about an important topic? 4. How do you make sense of all the varied "truths" in media? What are the most important clues that tell you whether the information presented is worth considering (beyond "well, so-and-so said it, so I'm sold!"? 5. Did you notice any of your own biases creep in whilst reading? Did you roll your eyes/scoff at certain ideas? What were they? And, what do they tell you about your tendencies of agreement and disagree? Submit Assignment