Assignment task: Lookup 2 articles, stories, pictures, videos, or blogs on drugs, alcohol, or mental health. Both stories should back up your point of view on this social issue. However, one of these stories must come from a credible source, while the other must come from an unreliable source with questionable content.
Q1. What are your go-to news sources? How do they fall on the media bias scale? Choose two additional media sources and explain why you chose them.
Q2. For your reliable source:
- Give a brief summary of the article.
- What is the source of your article, and why is it trustable? What media do you typically use to learn about drugs, alcohol?
Q3. For your unreliable source:
- Give a brief summary of the article.
- What is the source of your article, and why is it untrustworthy?
- Regardless of whether the documentation supports your point of view, how is this untrustworthy information harmful to your issues (drugs, alcohol)?
Q4. What types of headlines and images are most likely to trigger your confirmation bias? what kind of fake news about your issue have you previously believed?
- Include links to both of your articles.