Teachingmedialiteracy.com: A Web-Linked Guide to Resources and Activities

 Chapter 9: Studying the News

[9.1] Studying the News and Documentaries

[9.2] Newspaper or Print News

[9.2a] Teaching Analysis of the News

[9.2b] Analysis of Newspaper Sections and Functions

[9.2c] Differences in Types and Uses of News

[9.2d] On-line News

[9.2e] Student Units on Analyzing the News

[9.2f] Blogs

[9.2g] Political Uses of Blogs

[9.2h] Editorial Perspectives

[9.2i] Newspaper Ownership

[9.2j] News Bias

[9.2k] Different aspects of news bias

[9.2l] Studying and Producing Classroom / School Newspapers

[9.3] Television and Radio News

[9.3a] Characteristics of Television News

[9.3b] Selecting News Stories

[9.3c] Accuracy / Completeness of News Coverage

[9.3d] Television News Development

[9.3e] On-line Television News

[9.3f] Sports Coverage

[9.3g] Coverage of Political Issues and Campaigns

[9.3h] Creating television news broadcasts and podcasts

[9.3i] Documentaries

[9.4] Teaching Activites

[9.5] References

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[9.2c] Differences in Types and Uses of News

[9.2c.1] As reported by the Newspaper Association of America, the percentage of readers who read daily newspapers declined from 81% in 1964 to 58% in 1997.

[9.2c.1a] The Minneapolis Star Tribune: The Readership Project
Topics of interest to young people was featured served to enhance younger reader’s interest

[9.2c.2] Audiences are turning away from TV or radio news as well as newpapers to acquire news from the Web (a list of Web-based news sites).

[9.2c.3] Click here for a large number of news/news analysis links

[9.2c.4] The some 200 Minnesota newspapers reflect a range of different size communities and region.

[9.2c.5] Front pages from newspapers in 39 countries

[9.2c.6] 5,000 newspapers from around the world

[9.2c.7] The cultures and groups who create newspapers

[9.2c.8] Yahoo Directory: Entertainment News and Media / Magazines
The National Enquirer Online

[9.2c.9] Yahoo Directory: Alternative weekly newspapers

[9.2c.10] The Weekly Standard, a conservative paper

[9.2c.11] Mother Jones News, a liberal/left paper

 

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