Why is it important to challenge our own assumptions?

all of the above!, So we can expand our own worldview and be informed citizens, So we can work with others to reconcile our differences, So we can understand how other people see the world

The term describing the way you consume information

What is one way we can improve our news diet?

Read or listen to information you disagree with once a week

When media reports a story in a partial or prejudiced way

What is one aspect of bias BY STORY SELECTION?

Featuring stories coinciding with the Left or Right agenda

What does partisan mean? (choose 2)

committed member of a political party, prejudiced in favor of a particular cause, often political

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Decoding Media Bias

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Why is it important to challenge our own assumptions?
all of the above!
So we can expand our own worldview and be informed citizens
So we can work with others to reconcile our differences
So we can understand how other people see the world
2
What is a news diet?
Getting news from social media only
A popular new diet your hear about on the news
An unhealthy diet of junk food while posting on snapchat
The term describing the way you consume information
3
What is one way we can improve our news diet?
Only read the headlines and don't check the story's accuracy
Eat more fruits and vegetables when you read the news
Ask your parents to tell you what they think
Read or listen to information you disagree with once a week
4
Why is social media potentially dangerous for our news diet?
We can tune out ideas and voices that disagree with our own
All of the above
Facebook's algorithm feeds us what we want to see and hear
The loudest, most extreme voices distort ideas
5
What is media bias?
When media reports a story that is proven untrue
When media reports a story in a partial or prejudiced way
When media reports a story in a neutral way
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Which one of these news sources is considered to lean conservative/Republican?
FOX News
NPR
ABC News
CNN
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What percentage of people get their news from social media?
25%
95%
75%
60%
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What is one aspect of bias BY STORY SELECTION?
Leaving out facts that don't support a certain point of view
A parent shares stories with children to shape their views
Featuring stories coinciding with the Left or Right agenda
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True or false: Your news choices help shape your view of the world.
False
True
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What does partisan mean? (choose 2)
Someone who carefully considers all sides of an issue
committed member of a political party
Being open to lots of ideas
prejudiced in favor of a particular cause, often political

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