Common Analysis of Media

Compare and contrast how multiple types of media portrayed a current event, analyzing how words, or sounds, and still or moving images are used in each medium.  The literary essay should be between 3-5 pages (5-8 paragraphs).

Essential questions:

1. Why is it important to seek information from multiple sources and types of media before forming an opinion?
2. How can we identify bias?
3. How do we know a source is reliable?