Industry News Post Assignments Instructions and Grading Criteria [Fall 2025]
The purpose of these assignments is for each student to write a two-paragraph post discussing a piece of international news regarding their chosen industry – this MUST be one of the eight industries you picked in your introduction post.
Industry News Posts must be uploaded to the Turn-it-in Links named “Industry News Post #2” in the Assignments Module in CANVAS before the due date.
Industry News Post #2 due by 4 pm (CST), Saturday, November 15
Grading Breakdown and Criteria for Assignments
The write-up needs to have two paragraphs. In the first paragraph, discuss a piece of news that came out that week regarding the industry. In the second paragraph, assess the news source you used.
Maximum number of points for Each News Post = 50 points.
– If nothing is turned in by the deadline = 0 points
– If the post is made by the deadline, the 50 points are distributed as follows:
– The first 20 points will be a link to a reputable news source with the publishing date (see examples of reputable news sources in this syllabus). The TA must be able to access the article to get credit!
– The second 30 points relate to the two paragraphs required for the assignment.
● 15 points for the first paragraph where the piece of news is discussed; to get
full credit, you need to write a full paragraph (one sentence is not sufficient) where you present a summary of the article you read/news segment you listened to or watched; the article/news segment must have been published within the last month; grammar and spelling mistakes will be penalized if they make the text difficult to follow;
● 15 points for the second paragraph where the source of news is analyzed. what is the audience targeted by that news source; can you identify any
inherent biases that news source may have (for example: do they have an agenda and if so, what is it; who is their target audience; do they have a particular political leaning; do they express the views of the owner, who is the owner and what are their views; are they pro- or against a particular industry, country, or policy issue). This second paragraph can be shorter, sometimes a couple of sentences may suffice as long as the required content is covered.