1. How to Detect Bias in the News Review

2. How to Detect Bias in the News Review
Bias through selection and omission
The author chooses what details to leave in, and what details to leave out
Bias through placement
ie. if it’s on the front page, it seems more important to us

3. How to Detect Bias in the News Review
Bias by headline
Every single word is chosen carefully
Bias by photos, captions and camera angles
Editors will choose photos / videos that make people look good or bad, depending on how they want you to see them

4. How to Detect Bias in the News Review
Bias through use of names and titles
Some names or titles are more favorable than others
Example: “ex-con” vs. “a person who served time a long time ago for a minor offense”
Bias through statistics and crowd counts
Stats can be used to change how you feel about an event

5. How to Detect Bias in the News Review
Bias by source control
Depending on who is the author, they will have a particular perspective
Word choice and tone
Some words are ‘stronger’ or more extreme than others

6. How to Detect Bias in the News Questions
Why do you think the words convey a value judgement?
Are these words or phrases found in a news story, a column, an editorial or a review? Why is this significant?
Present your findings to the class.

7. Two Views of Origins Archaeological and Aboriginal perspectives Pg
a) What was the Bering Strait (Land Route) Theory?
b) What were some of the problems with this theory?
a) Describe two Aboriginal perspectives on origins.
b) What common world view do Aboriginal creation stories share?