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Media Education Lab: Assignment: Media Literacy: Secondary School

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
A well-done set of units that helps teachers teach the importance of media literacy to their learners. Click on Secondary School Introduction to see a video of teachers in the classroom instructing students in ways of using and...
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iCivics

I Civics: News Literacy

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Use this library of mini-lessons to teach students to recognize high-standards journalism so they can make informed judgments about the information coming at them and to help them identify and deal with misinformation, bias, opinion, and...
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Federal Communications Commission: Media Bureau

For Students 9th - 10th
The Federal Communications Commission provides an in-depth look at what the Mass Media Bureau is responsible for.
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Cnn Debuted as the First Television News Network in 1980

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
These lesson plans relate to the gathering and production of news and creating a visual timeline. There are links to other lesson plan ideas, as well as web links, and a brief bibliography. SL.11-12.2 Eval&Integrate sources
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University of California

Knight Digital Media Center: Adobe Premiere

For Students 9th - 10th
In this tutorial, you will learn the operation of the editing program Adobe Premiere.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Radio Transmission

For Students 9th - 10th
This interactive activity from A Science Odyssey tracks the journey of a sound wave from the moment a musician sings into a microphone until his voice reaches the vibrating speakers of an AM Radio.
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Freedom Forum: Privacy and the Press

For Students 9th - 10th
This article discusses the issues of privacy and the press over time.
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Columbia University

Leaks Necessary to News Reporting

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Anonymous sources are a troubling fact of life for journalists and news consumers, according to this article that quotes some of the profession's heavy hitters.
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US Department of Labor

Bureau of Labor Statistics: Broadcast and Sound Engineers

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides information about careers for broadcast and sound technicians. Includes information about the nature of the work, working conditions, employment, training, job outlook, earnings, and related occupations.
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Federal Communications Commission: Customer Service Standards

For Students 9th - 10th
Here is a list of the customer service standards from the Federal Communications Commission that cable operators are expected to adhere to.
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Ohio University: Woub Digital

For Students 9th - 10th
WOUB Digital provides programming information for WOUB, a public broadcasting service of Ohio University.
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Union of Journalists: Memorandum on Digital Manipulation

For Students 9th - 10th
This is an article offering possible guidelines (and marking techniques) to avoid the unethical alteration of photos through digital manipulation or tampering.
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PBS

Pbs Teachers: Covering the Campaign Trail: Progress or Chaos? (Lesson Plan)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Examine the methods used today for covering political campaigns. Includes comparing and contrasting the technologies used today with those of the past and evaluating the effectiveness of current methods of coverage.

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