solved Media Hype Assignment  Assignment Directions: Read: “Worry About the

Media Hype Assignment  
Assignment Directions:
Read: “Worry About the Right Things” and “The Media Likes Scaring Us” by John Stossel.
Watch: The YouTube Videos from 20/20 about Media Hype.
https://youtu.be/xNlBwGgVOMQ 
https://youtu.be/DMIohDHOSOI 
https://youtu.be/wEz0S7jSnB0 
https://youtu.be/zFeD91O9GzI 
Write: Students are to write a 3-page reaction paper regarding “Worry About the Right Things”, “The Media Likes Scaring Us”, and the Media Hype 20/20 YouTube videos.
I’d like to know your opinion regarding the two articles you read and YouTube videos you watched.  Please include your responses to these questions in your paper.

Was anything surprising to you?
Discuss something you remember being “hyped” on TV or      in the newspaper.
Describe a time when you or your family members were      affected by media hype.
Has something hyped in the media affected the way you      thought or behaved?
Do you have any fears that may have been enhanced by      something you saw, heard, or read via some form of media?
Discuss in detail some of the situations the author      discussed and your reaction to it.