This assignment calls on you to analyze ideological polarization in the news media, which will later help us draw deeper connections between public opinion and party polarization in The US political system.
1) Review, if necessary, differences between liberals and conservatives and Democrats and Republicans in terms of ideology and what government actions they support
2) Read and annotate the article, How the Media Divide Us (on Google Drive)
3) Write a blog post that
1) Review, if necessary, differences between liberals and conservatives and Democrats and Republicans in terms of ideology and what government actions they support
2) Read and annotate the article, How the Media Divide Us (on Google Drive)
3) Write a blog post that
- summarizes the main arguments and evidence of the author
- Illustrates or refutes the argument by providing and explaining examples of biased and polarizing news coverage or opinion from at least two news media sources