WHAT IS BIAS WATCH THIS VIDEO EXPLAINING BIAS

WHAT IS BIAS?

WATCH THIS VIDEO EXPLAINING BIAS AND HOW TO SPOT IT!

WHAT ARE SOME PRESENT-DAY, REAL EXAMPLES OF BIAS? • Fake News • Political websites: run by democrats, or run by republicans only • Any other examples? ?

TOMI LAHREN BIAS • http: //www. theblaze. com/video/tomi-lahren-fires-back-at-meryl-streep-and-thehollywood-elite/ • http: //www. theblaze. com/video/joy-villa-and-her-make-america-great-again-dresssends-media-into-a-frenzy/

BLACK LIVES MATTER BIASES • 4 Corner Practice • Read this statement: Trayvon Martin, Freddie Gray, and Michael Brown were ALL victims of police brutality. • If you AGREE go stand by the front door. • If you DISAGREE go stand by the front desk.

ARTICLES! • In your Country Groups, you will be reading two articles and answering the following questions about them. Answer each question in a well written paragraph with an answer, evidence, and an explanation. • 1. Is the article “Fake or Real? How to Self-Check the New and Get the Facts” biased or objective? What is one reason to support your answer? • 2. Is the article “ 16 Fake News Stories Reporters have Run since Trump Won” biased or objective? What is one reason to support your answer? • 3. List three ways to tell if an article is biased or objective. • 4. What are the consequences of reading biased news?