Please review these slides:
CSR-First the News (1).pptx (2,3 MB)
1. First, tell me in your email: Where do YOU go for news of the day?
2. Watch this video of a
newscaster I watched when I was a child
, reporting on news of the day. This man was considered the most respected newsperson in America. a) Do you think anyone could achieve that “title” today? b) Is there anyone who reports news today that you consider highly reliable and trustworthy? Tell me why you think so. Be honest – I’ve heard a lot of interesting people through student recommendations.
3. Please review this. Media-Bias-Chart-700×540 (100935) Are your go-to news sources biased, according to this chart? What can you do to ensure that you can find reliable news information?
4. Please review this
investigative article.
Tell me if you agree or disagree with the following statement. Provide details surrounding your answer: “Some reporters are responsible, and they are the watchdogs we need to protect public interests.”
5. Finally, please look at this: how_to_spot_fake_news (425,5 kB) , and consider
the future of fake news.
Have you ever fallen for a news article or item that you learned later was utterly false? (I have!)
Next week, we will consider other aspects of our peculiar, media driven culture.
Media-Bias-Chart-700×540 (100935)
What News Sources Do You Turn To?
Biased? To what extent?
How do you tune in?
What’s news and what’s not?
Socially Irresponsible Media: Independent News Posters, Trolls, & Troll Farms
Create news postings that may have some element of truth, or not.
Purpose is to influence people through seeding discord and disruption.
Can also be commenters on posts, under various aliases or identities.
But mainstream media has its own biases, too.
Hazards
Affects on mood or personality
Entertainment provides distraction, which permits relief from reality, which flattens mood, or hyperstimulates us, which…
Exacerbates anxiety and affects our sense of reality which…
Compromises our intelligence
Good news: As we confront the real complexity of news and news delivery, we may recover control – if we want to
U. S. News / Media Organizations Serve Few Masters – yet Control Billions
These 15 billionaires own the major US news agencies
Influential News Reporter – An influencer of His Time: “the most trusted man in America”
What This Generation Contends With
Irwin Allen Ginsberg was an American poet, philosopher and writer.
You Are Not An Algorithm
But today’s purveyors of news do have your profile, and market their news-bites to keep you entertained and coming back for more.