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Unit 6 cluster 3
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What is News and How to detect bias in the news
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In article "HTDBin news" What is this how-to article trying to teach?
reasons that bias exists in reporting
what to read to find unbiased information
ways to uncover bias in news reports
which news sources are most reliable
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In section“Understanding the News,”what is author's tone “just another type of sensational entertainment”?
amused
friendly
complimentary
critical
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The tone of a passage refers to
the author's experience
the topic
the author's attitude
the main idea
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"HTDB in news"Which step recommends that readers or viewers compare news reports?
Step 4. Look at names and titles.
Step 1. Study selections and omissions
Step 2. Look at item placement.
Step 3. Consider headlines
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In article "HTDBin news"Which of these is true according to the information in Step 6?
Readers should not trust information from news releases.
Eyewitness reports have the least bias of all.
Readers should not worry about bias if reports come from officials
Each news source has its own biased viewpoint
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The passage How to Detect Bias includes numbers for each step to help the reader
follow the directions in order
understand the topic of each section
realize there are many ways to find bias
see where the bias occurs most often
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Which word best describes the author's attitude toward the media?
respectful
angry
disturbed
curious
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In the article "How to Detect Bias in the News" The author includes numbers for each step to help the reader
realize there are many ways to find bias.
understand the topic of each section.
see where bias occurs most often
follow the ideas logically, in their order ofimportance.
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What is one way that readers can tell if reporting is biased?
check the date of the report
read all of the headlines
read just the beginning of the report
check multiple sources *
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to be engaged means to be
pleased
surprised
involved
embarrassed
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to detect something means to
select it
deny it
notice it
protect it
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In article "HTDB in news" How do the headings support the author’s ideas?
They try to entertain the reader.
They announce the author’s opinions.
They tell how to analyze a news story
They describe real causes of bias in news
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to have access to something means you can
change it
replace it
fix it
get it
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According to “What Is News?” it is important for viewers to be aware of bias because
bias affects the way information is reported. *
bias contributes to crime and other violence
bias tells the true facts in a situation.
bias keeps teens from entering the newsindustry.
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distorted means
disturbed
misleading
amusing
understandable
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bias means
opinions that affect the way you see things
opportunities to share what you know with others
changes that affect a large group of people
behaviors that are not normal
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According to “What Is News?” the news has changed over time. The difference is that the news we see now is
communicated mostly on talk shows andcomedy channels.
available all the time from many differentsources
always honest, factual, and unbiased.
directed at young people as the mainaudience.
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deliberate means
forgotten
sudden
planned or on purpose
brief
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priority means that something has
high importance
great dignity
many problems
unusual features
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objectivity means to view something
without knowing all the facts about it
without the chance to think about it
without checking more than one source
without the influence of opinions
