Unit 1 Review Media Literacy

What type of info? "The Best Nature Photography of 2024"

information that provokes you--often by using false or distorted information to intentionally manipulate your emotions

What type of info is this headline? "47 passengers stranded in desert after tourist bus breakdown?

anything that can convey information from one person or place to another

A republican editor cuts a story about a democratic politician in order to limit the politician's positive coverage

the natural tendency of people to readily accept claims that reinforce their existing beliefs 

A newsworthy story is . . .

What type of info? "Biden's Economic Policy Was Doomed From the Start: Why Trump is better for your wallet"

A reporter who grew up in poverty writes only the negative facts in a feature about a wealthy industry leader

when journalists’ perceptions of an event as a major story can cause them to miss key details and misrepresent key facts

when the business interests of a news outlet, or its parent company, influence how/whether a story is presented

objective reporting that informs you about local, national & international events, issues & people of significance

Joe believes the moon landing is fake. He believes an article on NASA's corruption without doing any additional research

What type of bias? A newspaper drops a story about corruption in one of their major sponsors.

Allison hates cats and Googles "Why cats are unsanitary"

content that persuades you with fact-based evidence to adopt a specific point of view about an issue or event

when a journalist/news outlet tries so hard to avoid appearing biased that the coverage actually misrepresents the facts

when a journalist/news outlet tries so hard to avoid appearing biased that the coverage actually misrepresents the facts

information that is unprocessed; it has not been analyzed, checked, edited, explained, or placed in any context

content that is created to amuse, please, relax, or distract people

looking only for things in ways that are likely to confirm what you already want to believe

Magazine runs "Was The Holocaust Real?" with writers sharing different perspectives in order to be fair to both sides

when a journalist’s political views affect news coverage.

when race, gender, ethnicity or other factors — such as culture or economic class — affect news coverage

information designed to sell a product or service