watch video links to the news channel and answer questions about it 1

“News”

Post your answers and reply to at least two classmate’s posts.

I’d like you to watch a local newscast in San Diego , a national newscast, and a cable news cast. I’d like you to analyze the newscast.

Please give the name of each newscast, channel, time and date you watched.

Then proceed to answer each of the following questions about each newscast.

1. Was there a bias or opinion in the reporting or was it strictly factual? Explain and give specific examples.

2. Were there obvious questions a viewer might have about a story that went unanswered.

3. Were any stories sensationalized (media hype)?

4. Did you see any examples of fear tactics being used to entice viewership or scare the viewer unnecessarily? Meaning the information is not necessarily factual. Think back to the article you read called”The Media Scares Us and We Like It.”

5. What newscast did you enjoy most (local, national, or cable)

Just in case you need help knowing the difference local news is something like NBC 7 San Diego. National news is like CBS World News Tonight. Cable news would include FOX, MSNBC, CNN etc…

This is due Sunday by 11:59 pm