California State University Long Beach College of Business Administration/ Department of Information Systems

IS 100 Information Technology Literacy for Spring 2021

Homework 4 due on: April 25, 2021 Find a controversial newspaper story posted on the Internet and answers the questions below. The Article should be current. Examples of some topics can include: • Johnson & Johnson Vaccine – U.S Calls for Pause after Blood Clotting cases

• California’s Response to Covid-19 • Prince Andrew and Meghan Merkel – Oprah Interview

• The Biden’s proposal for 2 Trillion infrastructure Plan

• School re-opening across America for Grade school/Highschool kids

• Americans do they Trust the Media?

• Stock Market • Housing Market

• Bailouts for large corporations such as Airlines • Biden announces new Gun Control by executive order.

Questions to answers:

1. What is the main Thesis of the article? 2. Is the story slanted toward or against a particular group mentioned in the story?

How is it slanted? 3. Are there instances of loaded or biased language or emotional appeals in the

story or headlines? If so, give some examples. 4. What is the main source of the story? 5. Was there evidence provided to support claims? 6. Did you learn from this article and was it useful?