Introduction
Imagine you are a journalist for Wall Street Journal and you are covering a speech that President Trump is giving. Your job is to report on controlled and uncontrolled media and how the public will view the speech after reading stories from both sides. I have attached the speech in which I want you to review.
Task
Your task is to write a news report on the speech provided as an unbiased third party. To begin, write a brief overview of the meanings of controlled and uncontrolled media. Then, discuss the topic of the speech, the President’s view of the specified topic, and reactions that the speech is receiving from the public. Do some research and find articles from an uncontrolled and controlled source in relation to the speech to help you. At the bottom of your article, attach the stories to read to help you identify the difference between a biased and an unbiased story. The goal is to give readers a story that allows them to make their own thoughts and opinions without reading a biased report.
Process
For the process, begin by organizing your thoughts and creating a layout similar to another unbiased news report. I have attached a worksheet to help you organize.
Organizational Worksheet
1.) Define controlled and uncontrolled media
2.) Topic that is being covered
- Why it is being covered
- What events happened in order for the speech to take place
- Discuss briefly what the President spoke about and his personal thoughts on the matter
3.) Review the thoughts and opinions of the side that is agreeing with the President
- What do they like about what he is saying?
- Why is it relevant?
- How will it help better the community?
4.) Review the thoughts and opinions of the side that is against the President
- What don’t they like about what he is saying?
- Why do they believe it is not relevant and wrong?
- How will it negatively affect the community?
5.) Conclusion
Evaluation
Please refer to the attached rubric so you know the basis on which you will be graded.
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Criteria |
Points |
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Student discussed the difference between controlled and uncontrolled media. |
0 points = student did not mention anything about controlled or uncontrolled media |
5 points = students did not show a good understanding of the difference between controlled and uncontrolled media |
10 points = student showed proficient knowledge in controlled and uncontrolled media |
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Student accurately created an unbiased story. |
0 points = did not create an unbiased story. Student was very clearly supporting one side |
10 points = created a generally unbiased story but still swayed one way |
20 points = accurately created an unbiased story |
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Student discussed the topic of speech. |
0 points= student did not mention what the speech was about |
5 points = student briefly discussed topic of speech |
10 points = student went into great detail of what the speech was about |
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Student attached links to story they used in their research |
0 points = student did not attach articles |
5 points = student did not find enough articles to support their research |
10 points = student found an efficient amount of articles to complete task |
Total Points : /50
Conclusion
To submit, please upload a PDF or a link to a google document containing your finished report.
All assignments submitted late will receive a 10% penalty per day late.
Grading Scale:
96-100% = A+
93-95% = A
90-91% = A-
86-89% = B+
83-85% = B
80-82% = B-
76-79% = C+
73-75% = C
70-72% = C-
66-69% = D+
63-65% = D
60-62% = D-
0-59% = F