Choose an article you want as long as it relates to your industry and must be from a reputable news
source. See recommendation below:
The 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 25 points will be a link to a reputable news source with the publishing date (see
examples of reputable news sources in the syllabus). The TA must be able to access the article
to get credit!
- The second 25 points relate to the two paragraphs required for the assignment. Each
paragraph is worth 12.5 points apiece.
- 12.5 points for the first paragraph where the piece of news is discussed; to get full credit,
you need to write a whole 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 (no earlier than December 29,
2021 (1st post) and February 5, 2022 (2nd post)); grammar and spelling mistakes will be
penalized if they make the text difficult to follow;
- 12.5 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 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. If you use the exact source of news for a
subsequent Industry news post, you may copy-paste the second paragraph where you analyze
the news source.