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Pick two different media outlet and compare how they covered the SAME ELECTION story. How did they vary? How were the same? Who were you more likely to believe and why? Whose position did you feel was more ‘fact’ based? Did either side ‘stretch’ the truth? If so, how did they ‘ fictionalize’ their position?
. a major network evening newscast
. the ‘ News Hour’ on PBS
. a CNN prime time program
. a Fox News Prime time program
. an afternoon or evening radio talk program
. a web site such as MSNBC.com of that of your local television station.
