Hum/176 Week 1

Hello Thank you for your submission this week. Here is some feed covering fire to help you assess your assignment contribution versus what was expected in this assignment. Please cod the following as a guide for how your responses measured versus the ideal answers to this activity. Assignment News Media, Option 1 Toolwire Learnscape credibleness and Impact Purpose of Assignment In this Learnscape, savants take on the role of Deputy Speech Writer for Senator Owen Johnson.Students use the Internet (via a Universe of Content consisting of 12 sites hosted on the Toolwire system) to identify credibility issues related to the use of Internet content as it pertains to political issues. In doing so, they also have to discern which sources are most credible and be competent to substantiate this. The student is also asked to review a manner of speaking outline from the senator and write an introductory paragraph addressing the effect of the Internet on politics.Resources Required Toolwir e Learnscape Credibility and Impact Grading Guide Assessment A Part One Credibility and Impact Exploring the Internet and politics Summary This interaction is the first spot of the sagacity (Part A). The student opens the InVision Pro use and uses a drag-and-drop list to assess the credibility of the sites from the Universe of Content dashboard.When the student has completed the drag-and-drop list, they close the InVision Pro application and their BlackBerry Smartphone rings with a video c every from the senator. Character Text InVision Pro Instructions Indicate whether each Web site is credible by dragging and dropping your Application answer from the list at the left. Student drags yes or no to the Credible? column from a list to the left of the table. The Why? column pull up stakes automatically populate with notes from the Notepad of the Universe of Content interaction. When finished, the student is prompted to close the application. Comple ted table should look like the below (answers) Website Credible? Why? The travail typography No News aggregator run by known conservative Matt Drudge Certainly, he has his own agenda, but could someone pay Drudge to promote or bury a story? Daily Kos No The largest progressive community blog in the United States What are the qualifications of the posters? Do they research their posts or just spout opinions? The Huffington Post No Named after founder and editor-in-chief, Arianna Huffington Her personal views drive the content, which leans quite liberal. POLITICO Yes It looks like it tries to dig a bit deeper than mainstream media.The half innovatives, half blog format may make it hard to figure out what to take at face value. Salon Yes Self-described award-winning online news and entertainment website. Forbes calls it smart and provocative. Its well respected, but where does the enterta inment end and the news begin? Whats written to measuredly provoke? Colbert race No Is this truth or comedy? When comedy is the goal, can you ever tell whats real and whats skewed just for a jocularity? The Hill Yes Nonpartisan, nonideological with the largest circulation of the Capitol Hill newspapers This is where Congress gets its news. Could it use its influence to sway political insiders? The Nation Yes This site has been reporting since the Lincoln administration. The mission is clear The Nation will not be the organ of any party, sect, or body. It will, on the contrary, make an earnest effort to bring to the discussion of political and social questions a authentically critical spirit, and to wage war upon the vices of violence, exaggeration, and misrepresentation by which so much of the political writing of the day is marred. from The Nations founding prospectus, 1865 That is tough to argue wi th. Red, Green and colored No Environmental politics from across the spectrum likely a bias towards only posting stories that support their position on the environment. Crooks and Liars No John Amatos blog All opinions with some references to real news outlets. But where are the facts? The Washington Post Yes The hometown newspaper of national politics A pile of Pulitzers gives WaPo all the credibility it needs. The New York Times Yes Internationally acclaimed, you cannot get more respected than The Gray Lady. But that doesnt mean there will never be bias or a conflict of interest. Assessment A Part Two Answer the Senator about Credibility, (at Student Office) Credibility and Impact Exploring the Internet and Politics Summary This interaction is the second half of the first part of the assessment (Part A). The student receives a video call on their BlackBerry Smartphone from the senator.After a apprize he llo interchange, the senator asks the student to comment on credibility issues pertaining to using information from Internet sources. The student answers via a 140-character short-answer format. After the student sends that information, the senator will call back to acknowledge receipt. When the student hangs up, the scene transitions to the students apartment. Character Text Senator Owen Wow, thats fast.Now that youve done the legwork, I need you to comment on credibility Johnson issues pertaining to using information from Internet sources. What do you think? Student (via Answer should include You should look for more information about a Web site, as its short-answer schoolbook a good deal not obvious whether its nonpartisan, leans left or right, or even employs box) professional journalists. To really find out if a site is credible, you often have to look past the home page.Many sites have a long track record of credibility, but that does not exempt the m from any and all speculation of bias, conflicts of interest, or misreporting in the future. The worlds greatest news outlets all make mistakes sometimes. You should look at everything with a grain of salt. Someone may apply out a fact by accident, bury a story that puts a friend in a bad light, or publish something deliberately false to advance their career. Assessment B Writing the Speech, (at Student Office) Credibility and Impact Exploring the Internet and Politics Summary This interaction is the second part of the assessment (Part A). The student is in their office to write the introductory paragraph for the speech. The student opens the outline so that they may use it for reference. They then open a new document in the InVision Pro application and write a short-answer essay (100- to 350-words) in the application. Per the senators instructions from his e-mail, the student then attaches the document to an e-mail to the senator. When the student clicks Send, the interaction is complete. Character Text InVision Write Pro The student must write a short-answer essay (100- to 350-words) as the introductory paragraph to the senators speech about the effect of the Internet on politics. Answer should include Politics now change very rapidly.Politicians must be able to react quickly to what is hap in the world. More voter participation in Internet media provides politicians with more information about what Americans want. Internet technology allows politicians to reach more people, more often. compose Response Answers Vary Students provide a 250 word response providing an explanation as to whether or not the information media have social responsibility.