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1. fake news sources – Top Premier Essays
Hypothetically, some friends of yours have asked you for advice on reliable/unreliable news
sources. First look at the sources you go to for national/international news (not local news).
Often, we “Like” a news source so that we get updates on our Facebook pages or on Twitter.
Next, some of our friends share posts from the news sources they follow that are different
from ours. How do you know if these other news sources are reliable? Well, you have to do
some research. Please see the attached current version of directions for my other classes. It
is important to read the Rationale by lawyer Vanessa Otero as to what she thought about in
making up the categories for her chart and why she put certain news sources in certain
categories. I don’t want you to copy what she did. Rather, independently evaluate for
yourself which news sources might go where. For instance, I don’t agree with her placing of
CNN as a “better than nothing” source because their reporting seems to be current and on
target. As to whether they have a left or right bias, I would have to research further.