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Choose TWO broadcasts from the following: CBS Evening News with Norah O’Donnell, NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt, or the ABC World News with David Muir. While watching, count the number of stories covered. How were the broadcasts similar? How were they different? Do these differences and/or similarities surprise you? Can you detect any noticeable bias to the broadcasts? Explain. Next, choose ONE broadcast from the following cable news programs: The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer (CNN), AC 360 with Anderson Cooper (CNN), Bill Hemmer Reports (FOX), Tucker Carlson Tonight (FOX), Special Report with Bret Baier(FOX), Hardball with Chris Matthews (MSNBC) and the Rachel Maddow Show (MSNBC). Offer a reflection on what you watched offering a commentary on how the cable news programs differ from the regular thirty minute newscasts offered on ABC, NBC and CBS. Did you detect any noticeable bias? Explain. Finally, some have suggested television news, particularly on cable, has become predominantly driven by personalities as opposed to the news itself. Do you agree? And, some Political Scientists have suggested we tend to watch the news programs were likely to agree with. Do you believe this to be the case? Why might this not be the right thing to do? Explore. Be sure to clearly indicate which programs (with dates) you observed. Proper citation is only necessary if you used additional sources in you essay.