Friday, April 5, 2013

what is climate change?


*APA Style
*Double spaced
*time frame to cover ranges from 1982 to present
*you will obtain and research at least three articles in atleast 5 different media (a minimum of 15 different sources):mainstream daily newspapers, mainstream magazines, cable and/or network, television,radio, and online sources.
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Framing your paper, answer the following questions and cite sources, remembering you are researching media reporting on the topic.
-what is climate change?
-what are some signs of climate change?
-what are some of the possible causes of climate change?

delve into these issues in the structure of your paper:
-is there a consensus among scientists on the definition of climate change?
-is there a consensus among scientists on human activity creating climate change?
-is there a consensus among scientists about whether action should be taken? what actions?
-what percentage of people living in the united states believes climate change is happening?
-what percentage ofpeople living in the united states believes human activity creates climate change?
-what percentage of people living in the united states thinks action should be taken? what actions?

assess the reliability of the information:
-which media outlets provide a balanced view? define and explain
-which media outlets provide an imbalanced view? define and explain
-are U.S. media providing complete and accurate information so people can make good decisions?
 

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