“Examining Media Bias: A Critical Analysis through Letters to the Editor”

Read these sample letters-to-the-editor
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-last-safe-bigotry-on-american-tv-11652373316?mod=opinion_major_pos17&mod=article_inline
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/06/03/dc-encampments-are-not-problem-homelessness-is/
Identify two articles from opposing media bias perspectives:
Use the Ad Fontes Media Topic of the Week pages to find two articles from opposing media bias perspectives. Ad Fontes Media shows a “bias score” and a “reliability score” for each article, and it presents you with sets of articles to compare on the same topic.
Look for articles using the

Topic of the Week – Starter


Conduct lateral reading to fact-check and find reference sources to better coverage that can be linked to your letters to the editor. **Please note: You should use at least one outside source per letter in this assignment
Finally, create a Works Cited page for the reference sources you used in your letters to the editor.

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