find a news article published in the last week and answer these questions
ONLY FROM THESE WEBSITE
www.nytimes.com (New York Times)
www.washingtonpost.com (Washington Post)
www.latimes.com (Los Angeles Times)
www.chicagotribune.com (Chicago Tribune)
www.arabtimesonline.com (Arab Times)
www.kuwaittimes.com (Kuwait Times)
www.bbc.com/news (BBC News)
www.cbc.ca/news (CBC News)
www.aljazeera.com (Al Jazeera)
www.cnn.com (CNN)
www.usnews.com (U.S. News & World Report)
www.wsj.com (Wall Street Journal)
www.time.com (Time Magazine)
www.reuters.com (Reuters News Service)
www.ap.org (Associated Press News Service)
www.bloomberg.com (Bloomberg News Report)
www.economist.com (The Economist)

Section 2: Summary (10 points)
In your words, summarize the article:
Who are the important individuals or groups of people involved?
What has happened, or is expected to happen? What are the important events/issues being covered?
Where is this taking place?
When did this event happen?

Section 3: Analysis (10 points)
Answer the following questions:
What are the points of view, stated positions, and/or (perceived) intentions of the people discussed in the article?
How do the events/issues of this article affect other people’s lives? How do they affect your life now, or possibly in the future?
How do you personally feel about this event/issue? What is your opinion of it?
What possible bias(es) does the article’s author have? Use quotes to support your answer.

Section 4: Credibility (5 points)
What evidence is available in the article (and on its website in general) to help you determine its credibility?
What information can you find about the author that helps you evaluate the validity of this source?
What additional information would you like to know about the author in regards to the article’s story?
What lingering questions do you have about this article and its author?

Section 5: Impact (10 points)
Answer the following questions:
Why is the issue/event covered in your article significant? Why should we care about it?
Could this event be part of a larger issue, or related to other important issues? Explain.