Current issue related to global trade
Select a newspaper article that is less than one month old. The article MUST deal with a current issue related to global trade (e.g. protectionist policies, recent trade deals, child labor laws, etc.). Complete analysis of the article and follow the directions below in order to complete it. Submit your analysis to this Assignment.
MAKE SURE TO SITE YOUR ARTICLE AS WELL. I need to know when your article was published, what newspaper it is from, who wrote it, as well as the title of the article. .
Analyzing a newspaper or magazine article requires specific skills which few students acquire without being deliberately taught and practiced.
Requirements:
Your analysis should be written in essay form and should address ALL of the questions listed below. The article must also relate to a topic we have covered so far in the course. You must make a clear connection with the course content in your analysis.
Questions for analyzing the article:
- What event led to the writing of the article?
- What is the main idea of the article?
- Select several facts/arguments (3 if possible) which support the main idea.
- Does the author provide enough factual material to support his ideas (quotes witnesses, provides statistics, states his sources of information? Was he an eyewitness to events; or was the information obtained through a news service?
- Is the reportage, in your opinion, true, balanced or biased? Explain.
- Are different viewpoints presented? Is this article an editorial (author’s own ideas), is it informative, is it convincing, is it balanced?
- What do you think of the article and its point of view? Explain.
