Political and Social Change through News Coverage

July, 2010
A News Literacy Summer Institute Lesson

Written by:
Catherine Bean – Mamaroneck High School – New Rochelle, NY
Lauren M. Giliof – Schreiber High School – Port Washington, NY
Georgiana Jones – Rocky Mountain High School – Fort Collins, CO
Beth Herman – Uniondale High School – Uniondale, NY

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Using the historical context of the Ukrainian famine of the early 1930’s, students will evaluate the role of the media in society and it’s role in informing the public.

News Literacy Concepts:

News Literacy Lesson 8: Truth, and Verification -- Journalism’s first obligation is to the truth.

News Literacy Lesson 7: Balance, Fairness, and Bias -- Use the V.I.A. acronym to discriminate a fair and balanced news report from one which is biased.