News coverage comes from a point of view and has a bias. Students can begin to identify bias by asking: Who produces the news? Where do they get their information? What is included, what is left out, and how is it prioritized? How are images used? How is language used? How are facts used? How do different news sources present the same news?
Niko Price The Associated Press BAGHDAD Dan Higgins and Kelli Grant Journal Staff ITHACA By Lines:
“News Literacy” materials produced by news organizations
Students can begin to identify bias by examining: * who produces the news * where the producers get the information they use
Video clip from: Toxic Sludge is Good For You The PR Industry Unspun
in some markets more than 80% of local television news comes from Video News Releases John Stauber, Toxic Sludge is Good for You: The PR Industry Unspun Media Education Foundation
Students can begin to identify bias by examining: * who produces the news * where the producers get information * what is included, what is left out, how is it prioritized
Which will get more coverage?
a) Senate Passes New Bill Overhauling Social Security Which will get more coverage?
a) Senate Passes New Bill Overhauling Social Security b) Local Congressman Caught Sucking Toes of Secretary in Hotel Tryst Which will get more coverage?
c) Bloody Shooting Spree in Paris, 6 killed d) New President Elected in Peru Which will get more coverage?
e) Math Scored Decline Nationally f) Hotel Owners Propose Plan to Help Homeless
e) Math Scored Decline Nationally f) Lady Gaga announces Plan to Help Homeless Which will get more coverage?
g) Tom Hanks Arrested for Cocaine Possession h) 32,000 Children Starve to Death Each Day Worldwide Which will get more coverage?
a) Senate Passes Bill Overhauling Social Security b) Local Congressman Caught Sucking Toes of Secretary in Hotel Tryst c) Bloody Shooting Spree in Paris, 6 killed d) New President Elected in Peru e) Math Scored Decline Nationally f) Hotel Owners Propose Plan to Help Homeless g) Tom Hanks Arrested for Cocaine Possession h) 32,000 Children Starve to Death Each Day Worldwide Which one was happened yesterday?
Students can begin to identify bias by examining: * who produces the news * where the producers get information * what is included, what is left out, how is it prioritized how images, words and facts are used
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Students can begin to identify bias by examining: * who produces the news * where the producers get information * what is included, what is left out, how is it prioritized * how images, words and facts are used * how different sources present the news
Newseum.org Daily newspaper front pages from around the world Scan maps to preview newspapers
Media Construction of the Middle East Unit 3, lesson 6 “Celebration” or “Protest” comparing TV news
Weekly News Quiz - can include questions about the bias of articles
Different Approaches for assessing Student Knowledge and Analysis
Student Research Projects
Students can begin to identify bias by examining: * who produces the news * where the producers get information * what is included, what is left out, how is it prioritized * how images, words and facts are used the underlying values and messages communicated by a particular media source
Newsweek’s view of the world A quantitative sociological study done by Claire Stoscheck 10th grade student at the Alternative Community School in Ithaca Claire studied how five regions of the world; Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East, were portrayed in Newsweek from
Key Question: How does the news present different regions of the world? Quantitative: based on collecting countable data Reliable: different researchers would get the same results Valid: the data logically shows what the study claims it shows
Which Region do you think was represented the most from ? Africa ____ Asia ____ Europe ____ WHY? Latin America ____ the Middle East ____
592 imagesImages total Images Total 73 images 53 images 234 images 156 images 76 images
Why do you think there were four times more images of Europe than of Africa?
When you think of Europe what images come to mind?
Europe
Where did you get your images of Latin America ?
Latin America
When you think of Africa what images come to mind?
Africa
When you think of the Middle East what images come to mind?
Middle East
Asia
How do these images influence our view of the world?
Lesson 4: Introducing Content Analysis Lesson 5: Student Media Research Project on Sustainability Media Construction of Sustainability
Students can begin to identify bias by examining: * who produces the news * where the producers get information * what is included, what is left out, how is it prioritized * how images, words and facts are used * the values and messages communicated by a particular media source * the educational, political, and commercial interests of news sources
The “Big Six” media companies
Producing news teaches news analysis skills. Students can learn critical analysis skills through the production of: * a radio news program * a school or classroom newspaper * a video news program * a news magazine * a mock news article or advertisement
Examine the ways in which our own biases influence our understanding of the news.
In March, 2003, 57% of Americans were under the Saddam Hussein “helped the terrorists in the September 11 attacks.” Pew Research Center impression that
Scripts Howard poll August, % of Americans suspect that the government assisted in the 9/11 attacks or took no action “because they wanted the United States to go to war in the Middle East”
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