News Paper Comparison
Everyday we hear stories or read reports about world events. A well-informed readercannot just accept any information provided; instead a well-informed reader mustevaluate multiple sources, identify inaccuracies and bias, and understand who theintended audience is and how this audience affects/effects the message.
Find two newspaper articles about the same event – one must be a U.S. paper and onemust be a paper from any other country – analyze the articles, and explain which is thebetter piece of writing and why. The writer must work for the newspaper where thearticle was printed, not for a news agency.
Things
to consider for the news comparison:
- who is the primary audience, and how does audience affect the writing – defendyour audience analysis with specific examples from the text
- errors in the writing (be ready to prove these are errors)
- author bias (every piece of writing has a bias)
- differences in the information presented (this could be part of bias)
- what type of publication did the stories come from and how does this impact thewritingThe two articles must be attached to your essay, and the publication they are from mustbe clearly identified on the article. This written assignment has a 500-word minimum;slightly longer is fine, but keep it close. Put word count on the last page.
Here are two website I found by myself and use these two news and write the essay.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/09/world/asia/china…
http://www.ndtv.com/world-news/china-blocks-the-ec…
