Students will start the week writing a Discussion Board on racial crime reporting. Students will follow these steps to write the Discussion Board:

• Find two similar crime stories involving a white person and a person of another race.
• Compare and contrast the coverage of the crimes.
• Pay attention to how the story is written, as well as how the person and crime are described.

In your analysis, answer the following questions:

• Does there appear to be racial bias in how the crimes were reported based on race?
• How could the stories be written in a way that eliminates racial bias?
• Does your comparison change your views on racial bias in crime reporting?