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 Chapter 9: Studying the News

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[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

Powerpoints

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[9.2e] Student Units on Analyzing the News

[9.2e.1] One of the important recent developments in politics in the increased use of web-based political lobbying by organizations such as MoveOn, who alert members through e-mails about certain issues and then have them go to web sites to send messages to Congress on that issue.

[9.2e.2] Click here for an analysis of the role of these organizations, particularly MoveOn, by John Nichols in The Nation.

[9.2e.3] PBS: Be Media Smart

[9.2e.4] PBS: Watching the Clock: Comparison of the PBS NewsHour and commercial television news.

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[9.2e.6] PBS: Reporting the news activities

[9.2e.7] Current Online Newpapers: biweekly newspaper about public broadcasting, read by people involved in public TV and public radio

[9.2e.8] Mylène Moreno, Public Accountability in Public Media, Center For Social Media

[9.2e.9] Talking with Kids About News: strategies for discussing news with students

 

 

 

 

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