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3.3: Activity- Spot Sponsored Content

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    Activity: Spot Sponsored Content

    Rank the following news sources on how much sponsored content you believe their pages will feature: CNN, Buzzfeed, Washington Post, Huffington Post, Brietbart, New York Times.

    Individually or in groups, visit the following pages and list all sponsored content you see, tallying up the total amount on each page. Then rank the sites from most sponsored content to least.

    1. http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/10/politics/russia-dossier-update/index.html
    2. http://money.cnn.com/news/
    3. http://www.vox.com/polyarchy/2017/2/10/14569306/congress-shut-off-phones
    4. https://www.buzzfeed.com/tylerkingkade/laura-dunns-campus-rape-fight
    5. https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/a-gift-and-a-challenge-for-democrats-a-restive-active-and-aggressive-base/2017/02/11/e265dd44-efef-11e6-b4ff-ac2cf509efe5_story.html
    6. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/yale-calhoun-college-grace-hopper_us_589f792ce4b094a129eb8a10?tiall3di&
    7. http://www.breitbart.com/video/2017/02/11/japan-condemns-n-korea-missile-launch-trump-u-s-stands-behind-japan-100-percent/
    8. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/11/us/state-republican-leaders-move-swiftly.html?

    Did the ranking surprise you at all?

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