Find two media stories that represent different media but report on the same issue. You must write a 750- to 1,000-word essay comparing and contrasting the sources and analyzing the biases of the sources’ creators. Your essay must objectively summarize each source before segueing into more analytical and evaluative sections in which you will make an argument and support it with evidence from the texts. You may choose any subject in the news that interests you. Your sources may come from any of the media listed here.
Please note that each of your sources must use a different medium. For example, you could use one video and one article. Video news News radio Newspapers and magazines Blog postings Your essay should include the following elements: A claim that says something overall about the objectivity or the bias of the sources An introduction paragraph, body paragraphs, and a conclusion paragraph An objective summary of both sources In-text citations and a works-cited page