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

Powerpoints

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[9.2f] Blogs

[9.2f.1] Summaries of blog reports

[9.2f.2] Twin Cities blog sites

[9.2f.3] PBS: Welcome to the Blogosphere [ The site contains a video clip in which some bloggers share their thoughts about blogging. ]

[9.2f.4] One survey from the summer 2003 found the three most active blog sites that are centrally hosted are:

[9.2f.5] LiveJournal [1]

[9.2f.6] Blogger [2]

[9.2f.7] DiaryLand [3]

[9.2f.8]

[9.2f.9] Wired Journalist: Stories From Cyberspace: reporters’ use of the Web

[9.2f.10] News Blogs:

Cyberjournalist.net
E-media: Poynter Institute group blog
Editors’ Weblog
Rhetorica
Jay Rosen: PressThink
Tim Porter: First Draft
Douglas Fisher: Common Sense Journalism
PJNet Today: A Public Journalism Network Blog
Ryan Sholin’s J-School Blog
Smudgedink
American Press Institute: Journalist Toolbox
Counterpunch Archives
Poynter online: professional journalism site
Bob Baker, Newsthinking.com
Bob Stepno: Journalism blog
Newspaper Index blogs  
Topix: News blogs
CBS News blog
Dallas Morning News blog
Mother Jones MoJo blog
Journalism Hope

 

 

 

 

 


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