"News and its images are always selected truth."
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This statement holds so much truth. As I have gotten older, I have learn to be more critical of what I see and read. When I graduated from high school, I attended Marshall University as a journalism major. At that time, the importance of being an unbiased reporter was "preached" and reinforced with every assignment. However, as I watch TV and read article online today, it appears the many organizations use imagery to manipulate stories to align more with their beliefs. While FoxNews claims to be "Fair and Balanced", a critical look at their website, articles and television shows reveal an obviously left leaning organization.
The following infographic was posted at 4thestate and focuses on media bias in the current election.
1.What is semiotics?
Semiotics is the study of how the reading of signs and symbols together communicate complicated ideas in the
form of codes.
form of codes.
2. How can teachers capitalize on students preferred literacy behaviors?
Students prefer to skim and quickly read over text. According to the article, we need to teach students quick ways to assess authority and credibility. They can do this by typing the author's name into a search engine and checking his background and possible biases.
3. According to this article why is it important for students to learn to analyze the news media?
It is important for student to be able to reason intelligently about societal issues. Students must learn to reach meaningful conclusions from the information they are presented with.
4. Copy and Paste a West Virginia CSO that a photo analysis activity might address.
RLA.O.JN.1.8: classify the elements of photo composition (dominance, texture, angle of view, contrast, rule of thirds, leading lines, framing devices), and explain the storytelling ability of a photograph.
Sources:
Atlock, D. (2003). Seven power lens on 21st century literacy. Retrieved from http://www.noodletools.com/debbie/literacies/newsmedia/PowerLensSingle.pdf
(n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.4thestate.net/liberal-media-bias/
Great infographic! I feel like media outlets are so afraid of being labeled liberal they overcompensate! (except for Fox News which we know if fair and balanced).
ReplyDeleteJust to show that I practice what I preach I went to the 4thestate website and read the "About" section then checked out their methodology for establishing the facts presented in the infographic. Very systematic!
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