Snopes.com

The website Snopes.com contains a number of articles that debunk the most recent internet gossip. The website is easy to navigate with different sections including: "What's New, Hot 50, Fast Check, and Other News." The homepage of the site contains articles about death hoax of numerous celebrities. The first article to catch my attention was an article about the old death hoax involving Eddie Murphy resurfacing in the weeks following the death of his brother Charlie Murphy. The story abut the death of Eddie Murphy involving a car crash was first published in October 2015. The story resurfaced recently for reasons unknown. Snopes.com makes its readers aware that this story and other stories like it are indeed a hoax. Another article on the site focused on a recent news story involving United Airlines. Recently a Kentucky doctor, David Dao, was filmed being dragged from the plane. The article reports that a settlement has been reached with the doctor, and includes a statement about the settlement. 

I did not notice any bias on Snopes.com. One thing I noticed is that some of the articles seemed to be supported more by personal experience and personal opinion that concrete facts. I had never heard of this site before, but it will be extremely helpful in the future to be able to quickly find the truth about the latest most controversial news stories. 

The Sentinel

The Sentinel serves as a major resource for many students at Kennesaw State University. The newspaper provides a lot of information including local news occurring at Kennesaw State and universal news affecting the university. It provides students with the latest news regarding various activities on campus. Updates regarding student government association activities are often presented in the newspaper. The Sentinel is a good sources that allows KSU students to keep up with changes occurring across campus. Student activities occurring both on and off campus are presented in the paper. The Sentinel discusses upcoming events and the outcome of events that have already occurred. The newspaper is easily accessible both across the campus and online.

As a student living off campus, The Sentinel keeps me connected to what is occurring throughout my university. I am a sports guy and really enjoy reading about the results of the sports events during the week. Even though my favorite sport is football, I enjoy being able to read about the victories of other KSU sports teams. The Sentinel basically provides me with everything I need to know about events occurring at KSU.  The newspaper often also contains interactive activities including cross word puzzles and word searches. I read The Sentinel quite often and enjoy reading it.