Write a 750 word essay in which you discuss how information and news media have affected American Culture. Include answers to the following questions.
1. Does the information media have social responsibility? If yes, in what ways? If not, why not?
2. Are journalists responsible for providing fair, honest, and balanced coverage?
3. What is the role of the information and news media in the shaping of political opinions?
4.How does political news reporting--including major newspapers and political websites such as Drudge Report, Daily Kos, or Colbert Nation--influence public opinion?
5.How have electronic media and their convergence transformed journalism and news consumption?
Illustrate your responses with specific examples.
Be sure to document any information that is not common knowledge.
Include at least two direct quotations from reading material .
Direct quotes must be enclosed in quotation marks and be accompained both in-text and reference page citations.
Format your paper consistentwith APA guidelines.