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 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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[9.3] Television and Radio News

[9.3.1]

[9.3.2] Given a younger audience’s preference for Web-based news, newspapers and TV news have shifted the appearance and layout of their news.

Students could go to sites of television news for students and note how the news on those sites is geared or selected for a student audience:

[9.3.3] Kid'sPost
[9.3.4] CNN Student News
[9.3.5] News Currents [ middle school students ]


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