1. Understanding What is “News”

2. There Are 3 Levels of News
This is fact based, objective, sourced, and can almost always be trusted to report events honestly.
Biased News
This is news reported with an opinion, and is meant to further an agenda. This news sometimes doesn't report all the facts, makes judgments about events, and often tries to frame stories to fit a narrative. This type of news should be viewed cautiously.
Fake News
This is not news. Events are often either completely made up or sprinkled with facts. Headlines often tell the reader how to feel or are vague in their sources of information. Is almost totally unreliable. (Comes in meme form)

3. News Exists on a Spectrum
It can be hard to say where one begins and another ends
Fake News
Biased News
News

4. Real & Biased

5. Fake & Biased

6. Click-Bait
Can be ads or “news” stories. But more often than not, are both.
Use buzzwords to capture our attention...
SHOCKING!
CONFIRMED!
YOU WON’T BELIEVE…
BREAKING!
SECRET or HIDDEN
THE TRUTH ABOUT
Is almost always Fake News and the goal is for the most part, to make money

7. Pseudo-Science Clickbait

10. Anti-Mainstream Media

13. Political Motivations & Government Distrust

16. Account Promotion/Trolling

19. REAL
FAKE
BIASED

20. FAKE

21. FAKE

22. REAL

23. BIASED

24. FAKE

25. REAL

26. FAKE

27. REAL

28. BIASED

29. BIASED

30. FAKE

31. Fake News Works Because It...
Reinforces beliefs and prejudices we already have
Uses vivid language and can be entertaining
Is overwhelming because it’s everywhere
Targets people who don’t have access to “News”

32. Targets people who don’t have access to “News”

34. Fake News is Free! News Is Not.
Subscription Fees:
The New York Times: $136 per year
The Washington Post: $99 per year
Time Magazine: $40 per year
The Atlantic: $34.50 per year

35. Let’s Look At This Morning’s Headlines

39. We’ve All Been Affected by Fake & Biased News...

41. What The Article Says: St
What The Article Says: St.Louis is the Most Dangerous City in America because of 5,500 violent crimes
What The Article Doesn’t Say: New York City has 53,000 violent crimes, and violent crime is down 3% in STL since 2010

43. What The Article Says: St
What The Article Says: St.Louis is one of the worst places to live because 24% are in poverty and there’s crime.
What The Article Doesn’t Say: St.Louis has the 21st Largest Metro Economy in America and a low cost of living

45. What The Article Says: St
What The Article Says: St.Louis is great because it has free parks and delicious food
What The Article Doesn’t Say: St.Louis has over 25,000 vacant buildings and parcels of land

46. Has Biased/Fake News shaped our view of our city?