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This News Goggles: Chasing Scoops and Verifying Raw Information activity also includes:
A 23-slide presentation teaches young media analysts how to identify a scoop or exclusive first report of a breaking story, how these reports become verified, and how subsequent reports in other news sources add information or refocus the story to appeal to their audiences.
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Instructional Ideas
- Compare how the story was covered in the Post, the Times, and CNN with papers like the Epoch Times, and Fox News
- View the slides in presentation mode
Classroom Considerations
- The focus of the lesson is on how the story was first reported and then how details were added in later reports, not on the controversy itself
Pros
- The slides are colored-coded so viewers can quickly see what to look for in the reports
Cons
- None