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Name ______________________________________________________ Date___________ Hour________ Detecting Bias in the Media Listen to the background of the story. Write down any notes that will help you remember or understand the issue.
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Name ______________________________________________________ Date___________ Hour________ • Detecting Bias in the Media • Listen to the background of the story. Write down any notes that will help you remember or understand the issue. • Thinking about the issue, what are the perspectives (sides of the issue) that you predict might be reported.
News Samples Source: ___________________________________________ Grade I give this video: Grading: Perspectives A=6 POVs B=4-5 POVs C= 3 POVs D=2 POVs F= 1 POVs Grade I give this video: Grading: Bias A=Cant’ tell their bias B= Don’t think there’s bias C= Think there may be bias D= Pretty sure there’s bias F= Yikes- super biased Source: ___________________________________________ Grade I give this video: Grading: Perspectives A=6 POVs B=4-5 POVs C= 3 POVs D=2 POVs F= 1 POVs Grading: Bias A=Cant’ tell their bias B= Don’t think there’s bias C= Think there may be bias D= Pretty sure there’s bias F= Yikes- super biased Grade I give this video:
Source: ___________________________________________ Grade I give this video: Grading: Perspectives A=6 POVs B=4-5 POVs C= 3 POVs D=2 POVs F= 1 POVs Grade I give this video: Grading: Bias A=Cant’ tell their bias B= Don’t think there’s bias C= Think there may be bias D= Pretty sure there’s bias F= Yikes- super biased Source: ___________________________________________ Grade I give this video: Grading: Perspectives A=6 POVs B=4-5 POVs C= 3 POVs D=2 POVs F= 1 POVs Grading: Bias A=Cant’ tell their bias B= Don’t think there’s bias C= Think there may be bias D= Pretty sure there’s bias F= Yikes- super biased Grade I give this video:
Follow-Up Questions In general, did you find bias in the news? Explain. Did this surprise you? Explain. Was there a relationship between entertainment value and bias? Explain. What would you want to look for when picking a source to listen to for your news? What will you watch for when watching the news?