Do Now On a blank sheet of paper
Do Now: On a blank sheet of paper, fill in the blanks with the correct vocabulary word. Timed - 7 min. 1. On this day in 1794, the United States signed Jay’s Treaty with Great Britain in order to ______ themselves from the remaining complications of the Revolutionary War. 2. King George III believed that the colonists would be ______ and bend to the wishes of the most powerful nation in the world. 3. Patriotic school teacher Nathan Hale was caught by the British, trying to _______ with information to help General Washington. 4. He was _____ to become a hero of the revolution, even though he was hanged by the British at only twenty-one years old.
Why are news blogs becoming more prevalent? Media Research Center compiled survey data from the past 25 years and found that nearly 90 % of Americans believe that journalists let their personal views influence the way that they report the news. Surveys conducted among journalists have verified that upwards of 50% of journalists admit to and believe that other journalists report the news according to personal biases.
Why are news blogs becoming more prevalent? In response to widespread mistrust of news media, blogger/journalists sought to report what they believed was being left out. Many blogger/journalists refer to themselves as “new media” or “citizen journalists”. In 2011 citizen journalist Andrew Breitbart broke a story that resulted in the resignation of a U. S. congressman. In the process he was openly attacked by many media outlets, until he was proven right. This incident marked the advent of citizen journalism’s presence as an active and powerful force in the media landscape.
Examples of Bias by omission – leaving one side out of an article, or a series of articles over a period of time Bias by selection of sources – including more sources that support one view over another. This bias can also be seen when a reporter uses such phrases as “experts believe”, “observers say, ” or “most people believe”.
Examples of Bias by story selection – a pattern of highlighting news stories that coincide with the agenda of either the Left or the Right, while ignoring stories that coincide with the opposing view Bias by placement – Story placement is a measure of how important the editor considers the story.
Examples of Bias by labeling — Bias by labeling comes in two forms. The first is the tagging of conservative politicians and groups with extreme labels while leaving liberal politicians and groups unlabeled or with more mild labels, or vice versa. The second kind of bias by labeling occurs when a reporter not only fails to identify a liberal as a liberal or a conservative as a conservative, but describes the person or group with positive labels, such as “an expert” or “independent consumer group”.
Examples of Bias by spin – Bias by spin occurs when the story has only one interpretation of an event or policy, to the exclusion of the other; spin involves tone – it’s a reporter’s subjective comments about objective facts; makes one side’s ideological perspective look better than another.
Engaging the News 1. Open your global news packet to the blog post entitled “Ebola Stigma: Another Barrier in the Battle”. 2. Read the blog post and evaluate it based on the questions below. Write answers underneath warm up sentences. 1. What is the writer’s tone? 2. What assertions are made? 3. What evidence is given to support those assertions? 4. How can you verify the evidence given? 5. Does this writer display any bias? 6. Is persuasive language used? If so, what is it?
Engaging the News Share your evaluation with your group. Prepare to share some of your group’s findings with the rest of the class.
HOMEWORK Please bring a braded folder with pockets to class for your News Junkie portfolio (MG)
K - Homework Complete “Wait Just a Second” using the ISIS blog post from your packet.
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