Do not use articles published as editorials (opinions, columns) or press releases. While often interesting and informative, these tend not to be as thorough or present only one opinion on a topic. 

Your reviews will be typed (12-point font, one-sided, double-spaced, 1-1.5 pages).  The final product could be posted on your various social media outlets if you so choose.

In addition to your own name and date of your assignment, the header of your review must include the proper APA citation for the article:

The body of your review should be a paragraph addressing each of the following six questions. Number each paragraph according to each question. (Please do not include the questions with each paragraph.) 

1.       What is the central issue, policy or legislation in this news item?  What is the location or setting of the issue? 

2.       Who are the parties involved in or affected by this situation? Discuss how they are involved or affected. Non-human species and ecosystems may be included here. 

3.       What actions were taken or proposed, and what were the actual or expected consequences of the action(s)? How effective was (or might be) each action in dealing with the issue?

4.       What is missing from this article? Is the story one-sided? Are there any parties whose interests are not covered in this article? 

5.       What are the financial issues? Are there economic or political interests in this issue? These may or may not be addressed directly in the article. Speculate on what you think the economic or political impacts may be. You might need to use other scholarly sources to support your speculation.

6.       What is your opinion on the situation? What suggestions can you offer to improve the situation? Do you think this situation is or can be resolved? (Note: “They are doing everything that can be done” is not an acceptable answer.) Be specific about your suggestions.

7. Link this issue/policy/legislation to an Ethic of Social Work and briefly describe how the issue/policy/legislation is related.