Prepare by reading, watching, and listening to your local news media.
Reflect on a widely covered local news item that caught your attention this week.
For the Discussion Forum, please:
Summarize the basic story/facts in one paragraph.
Discuss how it was covered across all the media outlets you read/watched, noting similarities and differences.
Answer these questions:
Were the differences due to the type of medium?
Were the differences due to the particular reporter or media outlet covering the issue?
Did you have personal reaction to any of the stories?
What did you learn from reading, watching, or listening to this story?