For this assignment, you will need to choose a current event article from a reputable news source that is related to population health.
A current event is an event that has occurred in the last 3-6 months. Four our purposes, the article you choose must have been written ON or AFTER June 1, 2022.
You will need to make sure the article is from a reputable news source.
Use on of the two bias/fact checkers below to determine whether or not your new source is reputable/reliable.
interactive media bias chart – news source must be mostly in most reliable for news part of the chart
media bias/fact check search – news source must have “high” or “very high” factual reporting regardless of bias
A news source appropriate for this assignment is either a newspaper (NY Times, Washington Post, US News, etc.) or periodical news magazines (The Atlantic, Health Affairs, Modern Healthcare, etc.) .
Assignment instructions:
Provide a summary of the article (200-250 words.)
How does this current events article connect to population health?
Make a clear connection to a course concept(s).
Don’t forget to explain concept.
Respond to the following prompts to discuss if the article is from a reputable source.
Which checker did you use to check source?
Based on what you found out, how did you determine if the source was reputable?
Is your news source right or left leaning in its bias?
Consider the characteristics of reputable news sources.
Why is this story important?
Why did you choose this article? Based on the reliability of the news source, has it changed your opinion of the article? Would you have chosen a different article or news source?
Include the link for the news article. And reference page