Blog post on a recent article

Week 8 Assignment – Blog Post on a Recent Article

Introduction

Imagine you are a political writer with your own blog. You write about current events and what they mean for the U.S. government and its citizens. You have been asked to write a blog post of 2-3 typed pages about an event from the last 3 months involving U.S. political issues or policies.

Instructions

Step 1: Choose one of the following political issues or policies:

  • the U.S. President
  • congress
  • administrative departments
  • political activists
  • judicial rulings
  • a campaign
  • an election

Step 2: Choose 1 reputable news source that has reported on your chosen event.

Here are some sources to choose from:

  • liberal leaning news: The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Atlantic, Vox, HuffPost, Politico, CNN, Time Magazine
  • conservative leaning news: National Review, The Washington Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Federalist, Fox Online News, Washington Examiner
  • centrist news: NPR Online News (National Public Radio), Reuters, BBC, CNBC News, USA Today, Christian Science Monitor, Pew Research Center
  • To see ratings of news sources, visit AllSides’s Media Bias Ratings.

Step 4: In addition to your brief summary, answer each of the following questions:

  1. What specific branch of the U.S. government is involved in this current event? (1-2 paragraphs)
     
  2. Who or which groups are affected by this event? (1-2 paragraphs)
     
  3. What biases or leanings exist in the media source you chose? Give examples. Were these counterbalanced in any way? (1-2 paragraphs)
  4. What are your opinions on the issue? Use relevant facts and supporting evidence from your source(s) to support your opinion. (1-2 paragraphs)
  5.  

    Step 5: Cite your selected news article and any other sources using the Strayer Writing Standards format.

    Note: You should be conscious of your own bias and make every effort to avoid biased, opinionated, emotional, or judgmental language in this summary. That means avoiding wo

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