77 Election Night

Learning Objectives

Using MC Library, media, and social media sources, students are tasked with observing at least one hour of the U.S. General Election’s coverage and to share their findings with the class. 

Purpose/Rationale

Instructions

Choose one live news source (can be from a traditional media source like cable/digital cable like Fox, NBC, etc., or from a social media platform like X, Meta, etc.) and observe it for at least 1 hour on the night of the General Election (November 5, 2024). While viewing your selected source, reflect upon the following questions: Do you think your source provided an accurate and transparent account of the election during your viewing time, why or why not? Did the platform’s rhetoric clearly favor one presidential candidate (GOP, Democratic, or otherwise) over another? Has this experience led you to think news sources ought to limit what they release to the public (UK electoral system) until the voting booths have closed? Should media/social media sources have more, or less, access to early voting results? When sharing your source, include the relevant URL address, viewing time, and time zone. Share your findings with the class by 11:59pm on Wednesday, date x. Write a follow-up post in reaction to a peer or instructor comment by 11:59pm on Friday, date y. 

Format Requirements

This is a DL course that exclusively uses Blackboard as the primary method of uploading assignments, communication with the instructor/peers, and viewing content materials. Therefore, students will be completing this assignment through the Blackboard discussion forum feature. 

Rubric/Criteria

I have created a weekly discussion rubric, which will be included in the MS Teams folder.