Freedom of the Press
What amendment is Freedom of the Press covered under?
1st Amendment
What is information?
Knowledge about something or someone.
Who has bias?
Everyone -being aware of bias helps us recognize when we might need to seek out other sources to get the full story.
The right to freedom of the press can also be found in this part of the Massachusetts state Constitution:
The Declaration of the Rights
What famous United States landmark was holding a newspaper in the 1st slide of our review?
The Statue of Liberty
Freedom of the press was named as a very important right by who in the 1700s?
The founding fathers of the United States/ leaders during the American Revolution
What is a fact?
Something that is observable, able to be proved or disproved by evidence; a generally accepted piece of information.
If someone had more of a right leaning political bias, what political party might they be a part of?
Republican (Conservative)
John Peter Zenger ws found not guilty despite making negative remarks about which colony's government?
New York
Facebok, X (twitter), and TikTok, are examples of these:________________, which can sometimes be a controversial source to get news from.
Social Medias
Why is freedom of the press so important?
It allows the public to make informed decisions, hold leaders accountable and hear a diversity of opinions — all free of government influence.
What does reliable mean?
Someone or something that can consistently be trusted or believed.
If someone had more of a left leaning political bias, what political party might they be a part of?
Democratic (Liberal)
L.B. Sullivan sued this famous newspaper for libel in the 1960s?
The New York Times
Name 3 sources you can get information from:
Local Media, National Media, Academic Research, Non Profit Organizations, Businesses, Government, Community Members
What is the basic definition of Freedom of the Press?
People’s right to present whatever news or ideas they want in the media.
What is misinformation?
false, inaccurate, or misleading information
What is political bias based on?
Political bias is based on the political perspectives or biases of the author and/or the organization that published the source.
These were a series of essays and letters written by some British authors highlighting the importance of individuals fighting against tyranny, and fighting for freedom of speech:
Cato's Letters
One way to categorize sources is based on their content focus, while one content focus can be straight news, a different focus might be what?
Opinion
What are 2 facts we learned about Freedom of the Press?
part of the group of rights we call freedom of expression.
protected in the First Amendment in the Bill of Rights.
also protected in state constitutions and rights documents, including the Declaration of the Rights in the Massachusetts Constitution.
There are 5 types of misinformation that can come from sources, name 3 types of misinformation:
False context, manipulated content,imposter content, satire, fabricated content.
What is bias?
Bias is when an author, based on their own beliefs and experience of the world, favors one side of a story, topic, or issue over another.
The 1st Amendment, which protects citizens' freedom of speech and freedom of the press, among other things, is the first of 10 amendments found in the Constitution, which is also known as what?
The Bill of Rights
The SIFT method is used to find out what information is factual or not, what does S.I.F.T. stand for?
Stop, Investigate, Find Other Coverage, Trace the Information