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Censorship: The Impact of Hazelwood on Student Publications
Students will examine the significant Supreme Court case and analyze its impact on student expression today.
Podcasting:
Sharing Your Ideas About Featured Topics and Issues
Students learn about, analyze, use and create their own podcasts using NewsHour and other resources.
Analyzing Citizen Journalism: Students examine how technology has allowed private citizens to work as journalists and how this "citizen journalism" relates to the American concept of a free press.
Comparing Broadcast and Satellite Radio Landscapes: Students gain a broad understanding of the development of satellite technology over the last 50 years and how it now impacts radio and consider the role of a diverse, free media in a democratic society.
On Trial: Anonymous Sources, Promises of Confidentiality, and Privacy
Using the case of leaked CIA operative Valerie Plame as background, students identify problematic media issues in promises of confidentiality, anonymous sources, privacy, and the public's right to know.
Media's Use of Polling Data in Presidential Election Coverage: Why does the media rely so heavily on polls in campaign coverage? Students answer this question and learn the strengths and weaknesses of polling data.
Analyzing Political Cartoons: Students analyze political cartoons, their history and symbols, and how they convey messages differently than editorials. Students also look at cartoons focused on the upcoming presidential election and get an opportunity to develop their own.
Reel Politics: How Hollywood Exercises its Freedom of Speech
Students study the Academy Awards, research critically acclaimed political films throughout history, and consider the civic duty of filmmakers.
The Pen vs. the Sword: Lyrical Responses to War
Students research poems and music lyrics written during times of conflict in American history, then analyze how war and public sentiment impact the written word.
Be
the Press: Local Interviews, National Issues
Students choose a national issue of interest to them, and interview someone on the local level about that issue. To prepare students, the lesson offers tools for writing a "straight news" article and an "in depth" news article.
Political Commercials: Leading or Misleading Voters
Students watch candidate commercials and analyze them for logical fallacies. Pairs of students then create their own commercial for a fictitious candidate, using the techniques they've learned.
Policing the Airwaves: The Debate Over Indecency
The FCC and the Senate are raising fines for media outlets who broadcast indecent material. In this lesson, students explore issues of on-air indecency and consider who should be held accountable.
Covering
the Campaign Trail
Explore with your students the different sides to the evolving debate over the increasing competition for on-the-spot, 24/7 news content in political coverage.
The
Black Press
Students learn about the history of the black press in America and explore advocacy journalism vs. the modern concept of an objective press.
Media Ethics
Students explore the unspoken words that make up codes of ethics in the media before role-playing ethical dilemmas faced by reporters.
Who's
the Guest
This lesson is designed to help students understand how interest group politics are often played out in the media.
Watching
the Clock: An activity to build media-savvy students
Students learn about the time constraints on broadcast journalism and analyze the differences between publicly funded newscasts and commercial television news.
Ancient Maya - Knowledge through Art
Students learn about the history and culture of the Maya people through a new exhibit at the National Gallery of Art.
The Art of Romare Bearden
Students explore the art and times of this quintessential Harlem Renaissance artist known for his work in collage.
"I Have a Dream" as a Work of Literature
Students look at the literary devices present in Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech.
Copyright Angst: A Penny for Your Thoughts, Movies, or Music
Students explore the digital copyright debate and understand the societal implications of the fight over intellectual property.
Quotes and Aphorisms
Use famous quotes/aphorisms about fear or anxiety as a springboard for conversation about war and terrorism.
Vanishing Verbs
This lesson plan focuses on the evolving language of television news reporting. Students will also have the opportunity to fine-tune their paraphrasing skills and review vocabulary.
Debating Iraq-Vocabulary
Students study the use of vocabulary words in President Bush's and U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan's speeches on Iraq.
How
to Avoid Plagiarism
Students will watch or read a discussion about the recent controversy over the works of historians Stephen Ambrose and Doris Kearns Goodwin. They will then discuss scholarly ethics in their own work and create a pamplet or play to share with other classes what they've learned.
CNN's
Dilemma
Students analyze the controversial decision by
CNN to withhold information about the Iraqi regime.
New Coalition Media Students critically analyze the pros and cons of the new coalition media campaign in Iraq.
World Media
Students analyze the similarities, differences and bias in world media coverage of the Iraq War.
News Ethics
Help students critically analyze the pros and cons of embedded journalism.
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