Media Lessons
A Learning Foundation program to encourage independent thinking about the role of media in society, press freedom, and media ethics.       Subscribe in a reader
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Sleuthing facts BBC News - Pupils turn to super sleuths.
• WWS - World Wise School
Understanding the difference between fact and opinion is critical to our ability to examine our reactions to events and people. Stereotypes and prejudices are often based on opinions that are perceived as facts..
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• The New York Times - Learning Network - Learning How to Critically Read a Newspaper Overview: Students evaluate how newspapers are constructed and evaluate the extent to which newspapers serve their readers' interests.   Go to this Media Lesson
Judge Judy  "The inescapable fact is that her show is reducing litigation to entertainment, despite claims from her promoters that she is helping people understand the legal system. One possible reason for her success is that the courtroom of Judge Judy provides the certainties and moral absolutes lacking in the real world that audiences are hankering for..." From: "Judging the TV courtroom" - BBCNews
• The New York Times - Learning Network
Writing Editorials About Television Justice
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