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News literate you and the future What if your Blackout™ had lasted 100 days?
IT ALERTS, DIVERTS, CONNECTS IT ALERTS, DIVERTS, CONNECTS News is the grist of conversation News is the grist of conversation
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Life begins… Alive August 26
Now dead
Relevant to you: The costs of war 49 U.S. TROOPS KILLED IN ACTION IN AFGHANISTAN THIS YEAR, 10 THIS SEMESTER Relevant to you: Economic news
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A thaw… and new chills News is driven by prominence and change
Big numbers are big news “Scientific truth is a statement of probability proportional to the evidence … and it will change” (even in 100 days)
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100 days of extreme weather Prominent players drove big news
They died gathering the news
Aung Kyaw Naing, "Par Gyi", Freelance Yusuf Ahmed Abukar, Radio Ergo, Anja Niedringhaus, The Associated Press October 4, 2014, in Kyaikmayaw, Burma Mustaqbal Radio April 4, 2014, in Khost, Afghanistan Mohammed al-Qasim, Rozana Radio June 21, 2014, in Mogadishu, Somalia Mayada Ashraf, Al-Dustour September 10, 2014, in Idlib province, Syria Ahmed Hasan Ahmed, Xinhua News March 28, 2014, in Cairo, Egypt 40. Steven Sotloff, Freelance Agency Nils Horner, Sveriges Radio August or September, 2014, in Unknown, Syria June 20, 2014, in Damascus, Syria March 11, 2014, in Kabul, Afghanistan Irshad Mastoi, Online International News Edgar Pantaleón Fernández Fleitas, Muthanna Abdel Hussein, Al-Iraqiya Network, ARY News Belén Comunicaciones March 10, 2014, in Hilla, Babil province, Iraq August 28, 2014, in Quetta, Pakistan June 19, 2014, in Concepción, Paraguay Khaled Abdel Thamer, Al-Iraqiya Ghulam Rasool, Online International News Igor Kornelyuk, VGTRK March 10, 2014, in Hilla, Babil province, Iraq Network June 17, 2014, in Metallist, Ukraine 10. Ali Mustafa, Freelance August 28, 2014, in Quetta, Pakistan Khalid Ali Hamada, Al-Ahad TV March 9, 2014, in Aleppo, Syria James Foley, Freelance June 15, 2014, in Diyala province, Iraq Omar Abdul Qader, Al-Mayadeen August 2014, in Unknown, Syria Muftah Bu Zeid, Brnieq March 8, 2014, in Deir Al-Zour, Syria Simone Camilli, The Associated Press May 26, 2014, in Benghazi, Libya Gregorio Jiménez de la Cruz, Notisur and August 13, 2014, in Beit Lahiya, Gaza, Israel and Andrea Rocchelli, Cesura photo agency Liberal del Sur the Occupied Palestinian Territory May 24, 2014, in Andreyevka, Ukraine Between February 5 and 11, 2014, in Las Choapas, Leyla Yildizhan (Deniz Firat), Firat News Sadrul Alam Nipul, Dainik Mathabhanga Veracruz, Mexico Agency May 21, 2014, in Chuadanga, Bangladesh Turad Mohamed al-Zahouri, Freelance August 8, 2014, in Makhmur District, Iraq Camille Lepage, Freelance February 20, 2014, in Yabroud, Syria Andrei Stenin, Rossiya Segodnya May 2014, in Bouar region, Central African RepublicVyacheslav Veremiy, Vesti August 6, 2014, in Snizhne, Ukraine 20. Fausto Gabriel Alcaraz Garay, Radio February 19, 2014, in Kiev, Ukraine Sameh al-Aryan, Al-Aqsa TV Amambay Germain Kennedy Mumbere Muliwavyo, July 30, 2014, in Shijaiyah, Gaza, Israel and the May 16, 2014, in Pedro Juan Caballero, Paraguay Radio Télévision Muungano Occupied Palestinian Territory Al-Moutaz Bellah Ibrahim, Shaam News February 16, 2014, in Oïcha, Democratic Republic of the Congo Rami Rayan, Palestine Network for Press Network and Media May 4, 2014, in Raqqa, Syria Pedro Palma, Panorama Regional February 13, 2014, in Miguel Pereira, Brazil July 30, 2014, in Shijaiyah, Gaza, Israel and the Mouaz Alomar (Abu Mehdi Al Hamwi), Santiago Ilídio Andrade, Bandeirantes Occupied Palestinian Territory Freelance February 10, 2014, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Khaled Reyadh Hamad, Continue April 25, 2014, in Kafr Zita, Hama province, Syria Firas Mohammed Attiyah, Fallujah TV Production Films Rubylita Garcia, Remate, dwAD July 20, 2014, in Gaza, Israel and the Occupied January 20, 2014, in Khalidiya, Iraq April 6, 2014, in Bacoor City, Philippines 1. Shan Dahar, Abb Takk Television Palestinian Territory Bilal Ahmed Bilal, Palestine Today TV January 1, 2014, in Larkana, Pakistan 30. Anatoly Klyan, Pervy Kanal Unknown, in Sednaya, Syria June 30, 2014, in Donetsk, Ukraine
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Last week’s Quick Quiz An “A” and a 1. Talk tab, warnings, captions and tags all provide transparency $emesrfectter’s and help establish the reliability of Wikipedia entries. tuition!
2. Use IMVAIN to judge reliability of tweets and try to establish authenticity. Look at the bio, watch for the checkmark on celebs and be skeptical of tweets purportedly from newssmakers. ESSAY Your questions and comments … You won? “How much verification must occur before a reliable news Aw,You kid, won organization publishes a tweet?” dat’s great! DUE ― Tom Wimmers “Is it possible to truly avoid information overload and still stay THIS current?” ― Joseph Gallagher WEEK
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This is cheating News Literacy Final Exam Monday, Dec. 15 8 a.m. And it’s easy to spot Javits 100
Prepare for… Video news deconstructions (Approximately 1 hour)
Print news story deconstruction (Remaining time)
You may bring one standard notebook-size page of study notes (front and back)
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How did you do? How did you do?
How did you do? Need more practice? Spend three hours on this interactive class
newsu.org/courses/watching-tv-news-how-be-smarter-viewer-0
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After this lecture, you should be able to: Would you share this?
1. Articulate the key lessons of News Literacy 2. Quantify News Literacy’s toll on their life and make a “Return On Investment” calculation. 3. Explain three roles News Literacy prepares them to inhabit.
Would you share this? I-M-V-A-I-N A SYSTEM FOR EVALUATING THE RELIABILITY OF SOURCES
Independent sources are better than self-interested sources
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I-M-V-A-I-N I-M-V-A-I-N A SYSTEM FOR EVALUATING THE RELIABILITY OF SOURCES A SYSTEM FOR EVALUATING THE RELIABILITY OF SOURCES
Independent sources are better than self-interested sources Independent sources are better than self-interested sources
Multiple sources are better than single sources
I-M-V-A-I-N I-M-V-A-I-N A SYSTEM FOR EVALUATING THE RELIABILITY OF SOURCES A SYSTEM FOR EVALUATING THE RELIABILITY OF SOURCES Authoritative/Informed sources are better than uninformed sources Independent sources are better than self-interested sources
Multiple sources are better than single sources Named sources are better than unnamed sources
Sources who Verify with evidence are better than sources who assert
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I-M-V-A-I-N I-M-V-A-I-N A SYSTEM FOR EVALUATING THE RELIABILITY OF SOURCES A SYSTEM FOR EVALUATING THE RELIABILITY OF SOURCES Authoritative/Informed sources are better than uninformed sources Authoritative/Informed sources are better than uninformed sources
Named sources are better than unnamed sources Named sources are better than unnamed sources
From Gutenberg and Zuckerberg How to succeed in News Literacy Week 14 Judge, Recommend, - Evaluation Appraise, Grade to deconstruction in 100 Days - - - - Combine, - Synthesis Revise, Design, - Write - - - Debate, - Analysis Differentiate, Sort, - Categorize - - Modify, Build, - Application - Report - - Paraphrase, - Diagram, - Comprehension Explain - Assignments and activities - Identify, prepare you to scale ~1% of your life, so far - Label, Name Bloom’s Taxonomy, - from rote learning - Knowledge Week 1 to higher-order thinking
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Verification
Accountability Independence
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With so much video, how do you know what is opinion and what is reporting?
Language clues
NEWSDAY, SEPT. 15, 2009
NEWSDAY, SEPT. 16, 2009
NEWSDAY, SEPT. 18, 2009 NEWSDAY, SEPT. 17, 2009
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Multiple sources, multiple viewpoints
“WHITE WALKER!”
“You know nothin’, Jon Snow”
I-M-V-A-I-N A SYSTEM FOR EVALUATING THE RELIABILITY OF SOURCES
Independent sources are better than self-interested sources
Multiple sources are better than single sources
Sources who Verify with evidence are better than sources who assert
Authoritative/Informed sources are better than uninformed sources
Named sources are better than unnamed sources
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Which candidate got higher grades at Yale? direct
6/10/2005
Among Google’s top-ranked since 1995
About 74,900,000 results
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Should you re-post everything?
The future of news
Your opportunities and responsibilities
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Three roles From Ben to Brin in your future
1. Citizen news consumer
2. Publisher producer
3. Watchdog Entrepreneurs shape the news
A turning point: The old business model is disrupted Mass circulation newspapers emerge
1830: Benjamin Day introduces Craigslist, and the resulting loss of ad The New York Sun – first ‘penny press’ paper revenue, kills the old business model.
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Advertisers have more choice Who will pay for newsrooms? and more control Options already being tested:
The consumer
Nonprofits
Advertisers have direct access to The government consumers Ad dollars migrate from mass audience to target audience
What would you pay? What’s at stake: Who will open the freezer?
Boulder, Colorado Correspondent’s salary Dump in southern China
Total ‘60 minutes’ expenditure for reporting: 600 newspapers with a D.C. Bureau in 1985. Tacoma, Washington A helicopter flight Up to $100,000 around Hong Kong Today, there are less than half that number.
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Will watchdog journalism survive? Pro Publica funds investigative journalism with donations.
The Atlantic gives advertisers “native content”
iReport/Egypt/Syria
Citizens committing acts of journalism
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Your power as a consumer Your intellectual and commercial choices will make a difference
Which news organizations will survive and thrive?
Will the country make decisions based on reliable information … or misinformation?
What if Three roles you demand verification? in your future
SOCIETY OF 1. Citizen news consumer NEWS-LITERATE Code of ethics CITIZENS Society of news-literate citizens 2. Publisher producer 1. Ask: Did the reporter open the freezer? 3. Watchdog 2. Follow the story
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In the digital age … In the digital age …
. . . we are all producers, . . . we are all producers, publishers and broadcasters… publishers and broadcasters…
Now that you know, will you uphold these standards Three roles when you publish? in your future
Verification 1. Citizen news consumer
Independence 2. Publisher producer 3. Watchdog Accountability
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If you keep journalists honest, your voice can be amplified
The quick quiz
1. What date and time and room do you need to remember to take the final exam? 2. What can you bring to the final? 3. Write a question we can answer to clarify today’s lesson … or a comment that will help us improve our work.
hus endeth the Lesson… Email or hand the answers to your recitation instructor
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Did the reporter open the freezer? Explain. Evaluate these sources. Explain your rating.
Sanitiser.wmv DRUNK YOUTUBER
What can you conclude about the extent of the hand sanitizer problem? Explain
HOW YOU KEEP SCORE
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