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CR News Source Review #3
listen to the ~9 minute audio in the announcements on what a civil rights violation is. Then select a contemporary newspaper or magazine article (published on or after Jan. 1, 2016), making sure that it is on a current civil rights issue.
Your review should be 250–300 words long and consist of two parts:
Describe the event/issue that is being covered and explain why it represents a civil rights issue. Briefly summarize what the article covered. If you quote the article, explain the importance of the quoted language. If different opinions are presented, be sure to say who you think is right and why.
Does the article cover the issue/event well?
After you analyze the article’s coverage, add a short paragraph in which you discuss the reliability of the publisher (the newspaper or magazine or journal or website).
Does it give a particular slant, as far as you can tell? Can you identify reasons to trust it? Or not to? (Hint: look up the organization on Wiki–is it a reliable organization or are there questions about its credibility?) Do most of the articles that surround the one you chose appear to be factual? In other words, this part of your review should be about the publication, not the article itself. For example, if the article you chose was published in The New York Times, this part of your review should be about The New York Times.
This part of the assignment will help you learn to evaluate the reliability of particular publications and other sources.
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