Pro-Democracy Teaching and Learning Repository

Critically Analyzing Print and Online News Articles

Description

This assignment asks students to choose news articles on a similar topic and from a similar time period and read them with a critical eye. The instructions direct students to an online interactive website that offers information on different bias among news organizations.  

Download this Resource

Topics

  • Equitable Voice & Agency
  • Leading with Integrity, Public Ethics
  • Representation & Inclusion
  • Social Cohesion & Democratic Norms
  • Truth, Information & Media

Resource Type

  • Interactive Exercise or Project
  • Homework Assignment
  • Digital Tool (with supporting documents)
  • Handout (with instructions)

Time Commitment

  • 1–2 Hours

Materials Needed

Internet access and a computer

Additional Information

This assignment was created with support from a 2024-25 Courses and Programs Teaching Innovation Grant from Worcester Polytechnic Institute's Morgan Teaching & Learning Center.