Please review instructions document attached. Internet article review Internet A
Please review instructions document attached. Internet article review
Internet Article Review (IAR) Requirements
• Minimum words: 400
• Format
o At top, Title of the Article, Author, Source (Newspaper, magazine…), Date, URL, Word Count of IAR
• Possible Topics/Anything related to:
o Why Should You Study American Democracy Now?
o How Technology Has Changed Politics
o Americans’ Efficacy
o Civic Engagement
o Political Culture and American Values (Liberty, Equality, Consent of the Governed, Capitalism…)
o Ideologies (Liberalism, Conservatism…)
• Choose comprehensive/detailed articles on the issue.
• Articles must be published within the last three weeks.
• Writing: succinct, well-written, be sure to use paragraphs: a group of sentences on a single topic
• NEWS ONLY: Only facts. Who, What, When, Where, and How! There is no opinion by the journalist/author in the article.
• Sources (If possible):
o One article from New York Times, Washington Post or Los Angeles Times
o One article from New York Post, Washington Examiner, Washington Times
o The articles should be on a single issue
• Analysis:
o To find two really good articles on the issue will probably require that you read more than two articles on the issue.
o Briefly summarize the articles: Can be done separately or together.
o Why is the issue important?
o Did the news article(s) give an opinion? If so, in what way? What was the opinion?
o In a news article, journalists are not suppose to give their opinion.
o Did one or both articles give you a good understanding of the issue?
o What is your opinion of the issue?