Media Junkfood What media is “good” media? What media is “trustworthy?” And how the flip can I tell?

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Media Junkfood What media is “good” media? What media is “trustworthy?” And how the flip can I tell?

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Quick Write What is media junkfood? What types of junkfood might you have in your news feeds? What should we do about that? 5 min

Fake News Reports news that simply isn’t true Sometimes highly partisan, meant to enrage or humor the reader Always seeks to mislead the reader Claims are often ridiculous Clown masks illegal in the US Signs of Fake News: Source is unknown or unreliable** No author No other news sources reporting the story Site often contains extraneous or ridiculous advertisements

Highly Partisan News Signs of Highly Partisan News Viciously attacks an opposing political party, candidate/persona, or ideology Uses hyperbole and exaggeration in praise of the article’s political party, candiate/persona, or ideology Ex: Occupy Democrats Melissa Just Returned to SNL to Destroy Sean Spicer Reports actual news out of context (including quoting or out-of-text scenes) or simply fake news. Uses emotional appeals to enrage and persuade readers. Includes: Freedom Daily, Occupy Democrats, Eagle Rising, The Other 98% etc. Ex: Freedom Daily United Airlines Pilot Goes on Trump Rant, Conservative Passengers Get Perfect Payback

Biased News Large, mainstream media sources such as Fox, NPR, PBS, ABC, CNN, etc. Reports actual stories with biased word choice and structure Bias of news sources

Satirical News Purpose: Seeks to criticize a political or social issue Does not always rely on facts Often biased politically as well Includes: The Onion, The Borowitz Report, The Colbert Report, etc http://www.newyorker.com/humor/bor owitz-report/scientists-baffled-by- mcconnell-and-ryans-ability-to-stand- upright-without-spines

Find Sources on Your Feed Instructions: You and one partner in your immediate area may use your phones to find different types of news sources on your Twitter, Facebook, etc. newsfeeds. See if you can find one of EACH type. You must have the title, the source, and 2-3 sentences explaining how you know it is that type of source. On a half sheet of paper: 5 stories are due for a grade at the end of class. HOMEWORK: Search your newsfeed. Print out TWO news stories to bring into class on Wednesday