April
25
MdSt 20: April 25 Looking for Bias in the Media…
- We started with a reading from the Best Selling book by Micheal Moore titled Stupid White Men. Based only from the title of the book, students were sure there was bias contained in the book. We read through examples of ‘how’ media includes or allows bias through the medi. Through the handout given, there were a few examples of how things are worded can pass along a bias, whether consciously done by the author or not.
- Students got into groups of 3-4, worked outside in the shade, but were focused on finding three articles, one editorial, and one letter to the editor to study and find examples of bias. (It was quite a sight to see, twenty-some kids laying/sitting out on the grass …reading the paper. lol)
- We’ll discuss their findings tomorrow.