Step 1 Visit a significant network news website or Youtube and view a video of a commentator such as Rachel Maddow or Keith Olbermann (MSNBC) or Glenn Beck or Bill O’Reilly (Fox News). Identify the commentator’s point of view. Write a paragraph using facts with experts in the field, and cite them. If you were giving a presentation to inform, would you express your point of view in a similar style? Explain in a paragraph using experts in the field to back your point of view. Identify how the speaker(s) adapt the presentation to be informative and frame the topic. Explain in a paragraph using experts in the field to back your point of view. Step 2 On the same network news website/Youtube you used for Step 1, view a video reporting a news event (instead of a commentator’s commentary). Write a paragraph using facts with experts in the field, and cite them. Do you feel that the reporter’s approach conveys a point of view, or is it neutral? Explain in a paragraph using experts in the field to back your point of view. Write down the words that could be considered to communicate values, bias, or opinion. Explain your feelings and what you would do differently. Explain in a paragraph using experts in the field to back your point of view. Step 3 Would you please provide the link to the website or Youtube video you watched? Remember both steps 1 and 2 should be written professionally. Spell check and grammar check are strongly advise
