Objective The objective of this assignment is to give students a better understanding of how different news agencies report on global events. Though ostensibly objective, each news agency approaches current events from a particular standpoint, which inevitably influences the way in which current events are reported. No form of news media is immune, and this includes print-media (National Post, Globe and Mail, Toronto Star), online media (Breitbart, Huffington Post), and broadcast- media (NBC, CTV, CNN, BBC). For example, some news sources have a particularly left-wing approach to current events (The Guardian, Huffington Post), others a particularly right-wing approach (Fox News, Breitbart). Assignment Instructions: Students will pick a headline news topic (from something occurring within the last six months), and analyze reporting from three different news sources. Students will be responsible for choosing their own news media sources, but it should be three of the same type of media (ie: three newspapers OR three websites OR three television stations). Students should pay careful attention to the way in which the event is reported within this media source and come to some conclusion as to each source's perspective and/or bias about the issue. Your analysis should be a minimum of 700 words (3 pages) total, and a maximum of 800 words, it is due on Oct 21 and is worth 15% of your final mark. Questions for Consideration: To assess the information contained within your sources, use some (but not all) of the following questions: o Is there a reason that the news source was created? . Who is behind the news source creation? What is his/her/their background? . Are the authors of the articles given? o If so, does the author have an affiliation with an organization or institution? . Does the news source have a stated aim or slogan associated with it? o How accurate is the information presented? Are there errors, assumptions? . Does the source exhibit a particular point of view or bias? . Does the source contain advertising? How does this affect the perspective of the information? . Does the news source favour one interpretation of events over another? . How does the source compare with your other news sources? Evaluation: Your assignment will be graded by how deeply you have analyzed and evaluated your news sources, the accuracy of your findings about the information contained within them, and your ability to organize your thoughts and findings clearly, concisely, and logically