Step 1

1. Visit a significant network news website or chanel and view a video of a commentator such as Rachel Maddow or Keith Olbermann (MSNBC) or Glenn Beck or Bill OReilly (Fox News). Identify the commentators point of view.

• If you were giving a presentation to inform, would you express your point of view in a similar style?
• Identify how the speaker(s) adapt the presentation to be informative and frame the topic.

Step 2

1. On the same network news website/Youtube you used for Step 1, view a video reporting a news event (as opposed to a commentators commentary).

• Do you feel that the reporters approach conveys a point of view, or is it neutral?
• Write down the words that could be considered to communicate values, bias, or opinion. Explain your feelings and what you would do differently.

Step 3

Please provide the link to the website or video you watched?

Remember both steps 1 and 2 should be written professionally. Spell check and grammar check are strongly advised.