Warm Up Where do you get your news? How credible do you think most of the news is and why?

What is News? turn & discuss

Assessing the News What does it mean – assessing the news? Why can’t we just trust what we read/hear? Why is it important to know how to assess the news?

Assessing the News 3. Why is it important to know how to assess the news? Venezuela – next week North Korea – next unit (Asia) Global Conflict Research Project – right after Spring Break

News vs. Entertainment Truth vs. Ratings https://youtu.be/HOlPsUbAHJo

https://youtu.be/0Rnq1NpHdmw?t=5m9s Misrepresentation If it sounds too good too be true… it probably is. Sensationalist claims hidden behind credible jargon A new study shows… Experts are saying… Facts taken out of context https://youtu.be/0Rnq1NpHdmw?t=5m9s Watch from 5:00 to 7:50’ish

Media Bias Feel or show inclination or prejudice for or against someone or something. Generally leans either right or left (Conservative or Liberal)

What is media bias and why is it important? Warm Up 3/13 (#2) What is media bias and why is it important?

February 26, 2018 Learning Target (I can…): Describe what to look for when assessing the news Upcoming Dates 3/15: Crisis in Venezuela worksheet 3/19: SAC Prep Sheet Take Out: Notes Agenda: Fighting Fake News Venezuela Intro Skills: Analysis Research

About the Test We struggled Appears studying was not balanced Solution If you complete the study guide, you may regain up to half of the points you missed on the test By complete, I mean create a study sheet that has the correct information for each item on the study guide. Must be legible, correct DUE FRIDAY 3/16

Media Bias Examples Omission – leaving one side out of an article or a series of articles over a period of time Selection of Sources – including more sources that support one view over another Story Selection – a pattern of highlighting news stories that support one side of an issue over another Placement – the location in the paper or article where a story or event is printed; a pattern of placing news stories so as to downplay information supportive of one side

Media Bias Examples Labeling – comes in two forms: 1. Tagging of person from one party or group with extreme labels while leaving the other side unlabeled or with more mild labels. 2. A reporter not only fails to identify a liberal or conservative as such, but also describes the person or group with positive labels, such as “an expert” or “independent consumer group” Spin – occurs when the story has only one interpretation of an event or policy, to the exclusion of the other. Spin involves tone- a reporter’s subjective comments about objective facts

Ignoring Facts Tend to be extremists Goal is to discredit the other side using any means Appeal to emotion Stories usually include statements that are factually incorrect and can be easily disproven

How Do We Do It?

How Do We Do It?

Helpful Resources Allsides.com Snopes Factcheck.org Politifact.com Opensecrets.org Snopes Factcheck.org Politifact.com Sunlight Foundation

Credible News Sources Politico.com Associated Press New York Times CNN USA Today BBC Reuters Heavily Biased MSNBC Fox News

Off Limits Sources Infowars Daily Kos Breitbart Huffington Post Salon Anything that reports more celebrity news than current events The Blaze

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Remember our foreign Policy Goals? Protecting National Security Preserving World Peace Promoting Economic Prosperity Humanitarian Ideals

What about our tools? Soft Power Diplomacy: Conducting Negotiations Summits: Meetings of Heads of State Treaties: Peaceful Agreements Trade Relations: Cross-Border Commerce Foreign Aid: Help for less wealthy countries

What about our tools? Hard Power Intelligence Gathering: Assess the threat Covert Action: Secret tactics to influence events Boycotts and Sanctions: Economic Pressure

Crisis In Venezuela What is inflation?

Crisis In Venezuela What does trade deficit mean?

Crisis In Venezuela What is a sanction?

http://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-latin-america-40438022/venezuela-crisis-what-s-going-on https://youtu.be/S1gUR8wM5vA

Crisis In Venezuela