The News Discussion Questions.

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The News Discussion Questions

Question 1: Read the first paragraph on pg. 479, identify the images the author is describing.

Question 2: How do the details about airplanes and fire support Postman’s point that television favors change?

Question 3: Read the last paragraph on pg. 480, What topic will Postman analyze more closely? What technique does Postman use to support his idea?

Question 4: On pg 481, how do these descriptive details support Postman’s idea that a newscast is a form of theater?

Question 5: Look at the picture on page 482, how does the image relate to the idea of connecting people to their world through news?

Question 6: According to Postman, how are newspaper and television journalism similar? Different?

Question 8 Why must a news anchor convey control above all other values?

Question 8: Read the last paragraph on pg 484, explain the advantages that newspapers have over television news reports.

Question 9: What sense of the world does television news cause?

Question 10: What main idea does the anecdote about the little girl support?