This document provides directions for a class assignment where students are asked to: 1) Post a news article related to microbiology along with a PDF and text summary of the article. 2) Provide additional relevant background information from course materials to provide context. 3) Analyze how the news source may have skewed the information. 4) Respond to at least one other student's post with a thoughtful question. 5) Answer at least one question about their own posted article.