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4NEWS SOURCES FROM WHICH YOU MAY CHOOSE:
Conservative:
Liberal:
Wall Street Journal
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Fox News
The New Republic
Christian Science Monitor
NPR
The Weekly Standard
Salon
The Washington Times
Slate
MSNBC
Foreign:
NBC/CBS/ABC
BBC (British)
CNN (?)
The Guardian (British)
The New York Times
Deutsch Welle (German)
Newsweek
NRC Handelsblad (Dutch)
KNOW STUFF TEMPLATE
Consider the template below as you analyze your articles. The paragraph with blanks is to give you an idea of
sentence starters. You don’t have to follow it exactly.
Title of Article
Source and Type of Source (foreign, liberal, conservative)
Date of Article
Through _____________________ and _____________________, this article shows _____________________ bias.
This bias first appears _____________________, when the author states _____________________. This implies
_____________________. Next, this bias is revealed in _____________________ when (the author) writes
_____________________. This suggests _____________________ and hints at _____________________, making the
reader believe _____________________. The _____________________ bias can also be seen in the way the author
_____________________, suggesting that _____________________. Had the author chosen to
_____________________, then the reader might conclude _____________________, but as it is written, the reader is
led to believe that _____________________. Although words such as _____________________ and
_____________________ suggest a tone of _____________________, these choices actually contribute to the
impression that _____________________, because _____________________. In fact, _____________________.
Furthermore, _____________________. The story ends with _____________________ pointing to
_____________________ as _____________________. By _____________________, the author ensures
_____________________.
Tips:
1. Sometimes it helps to read two articles from different types of sources in order to know where to look for differences in how the
topic is being treated. So, consider reading two, and analyzing one each week.
2. Avoid articles that focus on local news. Look for news about controversial topics—politics, war, economy, politics, and
politics.
3. Some articles by the Associated Press are run in both “liberal” and “conservative” news sources. But, the news sources pick and
choose—so, if an article appears only in one type of source, ask yourself, “why”? If the article were to appear in both types of
sources, does that mean it’s perfectly balanced?
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