Why Does This Matter?
It’s important to understand the content of today’s news and media. As a media–literate citizens, you will be able to view media from many diverse perspectives and develop more informed and educated opinions on the things going on in the world. This section will give you the tools you need to develop skills like closely reading the news for biases and inaccuracies, surrounding yourself with reputable sources, and understanding the bigger picture beyond just one article. As we move into a more and more media centric world, it is important to sharpen and refine these skills as a member of society.
How Can I Use This Section?
Here you can synthesize all of the skills you have learned and practiced into a complete analysis process for any media you consume. Next time you see a big story on the new or in the paper, dig deeper. Look at several reputable sources, look for bias in each of those sources, and help keep yourself a more media literate citizen.
It’s important to understand the content of today’s news and media. As a media–literate citizens, you will be able to view media from many diverse perspectives and develop more informed and educated opinions on the things going on in the world. This section will give you the tools you need to develop skills like closely reading the news for biases and inaccuracies, surrounding yourself with reputable sources, and understanding the bigger picture beyond just one article. As we move into a more and more media centric world, it is important to sharpen and refine these skills as a member of society.
How Can I Use This Section?
Here you can synthesize all of the skills you have learned and practiced into a complete analysis process for any media you consume. Next time you see a big story on the new or in the paper, dig deeper. Look at several reputable sources, look for bias in each of those sources, and help keep yourself a more media literate citizen.
In the News
There are summaries and analyses of current events written by our class to help you understand the background and possible biases of current events reporting.
Tools and Resources
Here you can find a list of reputable sources along with our justification for them, as well as a guide for identify if a source is reputable.
Bias Quiz
You can use this short quiz to asses your bias-analysis skills and learn how to further develop them.