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Facing History and Ourselves www.facinghistory.org. Facing History and Ourselves Workshop: Reporter. INVESTIGATION 1 Why don’t people act? Confronting Psychic Numbing. Facing History and Ourselves Workshop: Reporter. Essential Questions

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  1. Facing History and Ourselves www.facinghistory.org

  2. Facing History and Ourselves Workshop: Reporter INVESTIGATION 1 Why don’t people act? Confronting Psychic Numbing

  3. Facing History and Ourselves Workshop: Reporter Essential Questions What motivates us to act on behalf of others we do not personally know? What is ‘psychic numbing,’ and how does it impact how we report and receive news?

  4. Ourselves THINK--- What recent news story has sparked compassion or empathy in you, and what was the impact of these feelings?

  5. The Past • Page 15, first 2 paragraphs • Professor Larry LangerHolocaust scholar

  6. REPORTER AS YOU WATCH… Think about why “psychic numbing” occurs…

  7. After Viewing • What image or idea stands out to you? • Based on this clip, why does psychic numbing occur?

  8. Mother Theresa, Nobel Laureate “If I look at the mass, I will never act. If I look at the one, I will.” Quoted in Teaching Reporter, p. 11

  9. Activity With a partner… • Read handout & select 1 quote that resonates. • Discuss:When you reflect on the quote--what are the connections, if any, to your own experiences &/or the film clip?

  10. BREAK

  11. What can we do?

  12. What can we do? Teaching Reporter • “What can we do to help?”, p. 46-7 • Educate self and others • Take action • Don’t forget your backyard • Web Resources, p. 50-2

  13. Web Resources--Highlights • Enough Project • Current situations & advocacy tools • HSJ.org (American Society of News Editors) • High school journalism • Coalition to Stop the Use of Child Soldiers • Current information & Red Hand Day (Feb. 12) • Making Media, Making Sense, Making a Difference • Lesson Ideas Teaching Reporter, p. 50-52

  14. OpportunitiesContact Us: pamela_donaldson@facing.orgsusan_herrick@facing.orgJoin Us— Jan. 27-28 Intro to Facing History: Holocaust & Human Behavior (qualifying)Mar. 21-Apr. 1 Reporter Online WorkshopApr. 7Worse than War workshopJune/Aug. Summer Seminars (qualifying)

  15. Cleveland Regionpamela_donaldson@facing.orgsusan_herrick@facing.orgFacing History and Ourselves Program Staff Mark Swaim-Fox, DirectorPamela Donaldson, Senior Program Associate Susan Oehler Herrick, Program Associatewww.facinghistory.org216-321-9220

  16. Seeing Things Differently • www.seeafricadifferently.com Teaching Reporter, p. 42

  17. Student Writing & Reporting • Nicholas Kristof’s blog & comment form http://kristof.blogs.nytimes.com/ • Scholastic—News Writing http://www.teacher.scholastic.com/writewit/news/step2.htm • CNN iReporter • Assignments: http://ireport.cnn.com/ir-topic-stories.jspa?topicId=400749 • I Reporter Boot Camp—interviewing tips: http://www.cnn.com/2010/IREPORT/10/01/interview.tips.irpt/index.html

  18. More Lesson Ideas • Making Media, Making Sense, Making a Difference website • Resources--Lesson Ideas After Viewing--Writing and Researching • Letter to Nicholas Kristof • “Win a Trip with Nick” essay • Write an article re your own community • Create a front page • Track stories on the news • Review Journalists’ ethics codes • Read columns by Nicholas Kristof • Lesson Ideas Teaching Reporter, p. 50-52

  19. Digital Media Network Facing History and Ourselves • 93 percent of teens (12-17) go online on a daily basis • 93 percent of young adults (18-29) go online daily • 74 percent of all adults (18 and up) go online daily Teens spend, on average, 9 hours a week online. Facing History and Ourselves’ website each year: > 700,000 visits from people in 215 countries (2.6 million page views)

  20. Cleveland Regionpamela_donaldson@facing.orgsusan_herrick@facing.orgFacing History and Ourselves Program Staff Mark Swaim-Fox, DirectorPamela Donaldson, Senior Program Associate Susan Oehler Herrick, Program Associatewww.facinghistory.org216-321-9220

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