Media Bias and Propaganda

OPTION #1: MEDIA BIAS AND PROPAGANDA

Directions:
Using the concepts learned through the readings and lecture pages, select a social issue or ethical dilemma in the news. Find three recent articles on the issue and then answer the following questions:
*What assumptions do you make about these articles before reading them? How is your mind already “at work”?
*What evidence of bias can you find in the articles selected? *What is the point of view expressed (if there is one) by the article?
*How do the stories favor privileged views?
*What is a peer-reviewed source? What peer-reviewed sources did you find that helped in thinking critically about your issue?

Requirements:

Cite all claims and ideas using scholarly sources. While it is acceptable to write in the first person, be sure to cite your sources to support your inferences.
Include at least one or two scholarly sources that are not required or recommended readings for this course. The CSU-Global Library is a good place to find these sources.
Your paper should be four to five pages in length and formatted according to the CSU-Global Guide to Writing & APA.
Papers should be double-spaced, 12-point font Times New Roman.
Include the following in your essay: a brief introduction, a conclusion, and a reference page formatted according to CSU-Global APA requirements.

Topic: Death with Dignity

Articles chosen:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/death-with-dignity-laws-and-the-desire-to-control-how-ones-life-ends/2016/10/24/6882d1e6-9629-11e6-bc79-af1cd3d2984b_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.ddf01710cdd6

http://edition.cnn.com/2014/10/07/opinion/maynard-assisted-suicide-cancer-dignity/index.html

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/12/opinion/when-doctors-help-end-lives.html?rref=collection%2Ftimestopic%2FAssisted%20Suicide&action=click&contentCollection=timestopics&region=stream&module=stream_unit&version=latest&contentPlacement=6&pgtype=collection

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REQUIREMENTS

Critical Reasoning Media Bias and Propaganda description 4 pages, Double Spacing

Answer preview………….

Media bias and propaganda simply points merely to news and articles that are opinionated and portray one side of an argument rather than adopting an objective view. Such articles are common and have even led to a worse category of propaganda which is commonly referred to as fake news. Furthermore, media bias and propaganda aim to present an opinion to the public with the focus being to affect the views of the readers to lean on a particular side. This is often so with controversial issues such as issues of ethics in the society. One such issue is the issue of assisted suicide or euthanasia which is currently an ethical dilemma in the United States. The three articles selected for this analysis present opinionated views of the issue by supporting the controversial decision to end one’s life in critical cases of terminal illness……….

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