Essay

Watch a half hour of news programming on each of the following: Fox News (national, not local affiliate), CNN, and MSNBC. Write an 800-word op-ed that you could theoretically submit to a local newspaper on ONE of the following topics: why the media serves a vital role to our democracy; how the bias of the media is hurting the U.S.; why the citizens of a democracy must stay well informed.

Functional Requirements:

The paper must be 800 words.
It must have a 12-point font and be double-spaced.
It must be submitted to Canvas by the deadline.
Please read the opinion section in different newspapers to understand the format and style of op-eds.
Resource Requirements:

You are required to include a works cited page that notes which programs you watched and the date and time.
The works cited page does not count towards the page limit.
Citations in the paper (parenthetical, end/footnotes) are not required for this assignment.