1. What was the “theme” your group selected for your front page, and how did you select it? How did the articles you selected fit within that theme?
– The theme my group selected for our front page was Music; we selected this theme because we are all music lovers and are very passionate about music today. The articles I selected fit into our theme because Electric Zoo is a New York based music festival and the Soulcats are all Baruch students.
2. What was your individual role in the group process working on the NYT project?
– My role in the process of the NYT project was to summarize one random New York Times Article and one Baruch Ticker article.
3. How has your experience within this project influenced your understanding of “news literacy”?
– This project has influenced my understanding of “news literacy” because it has given me more understanding of how essential it is to stay informed about local city news since they have a greater impact on my life. Reading the Baruch news I realized how many activities go on throughout the day and how fellow Bearcats are leaving their paw print in history. I found that reading the weekly newspaper can be very helpful in understanding the college a lot better.