Spot that Bias!
Ex. When asked a question, the Senator refused to answer. The Senator then ranted about the voting results.
What is Spin?
What percentage of Americans think that the media is very biased?
What is 46%?
This term is for when Journalists make statements without any source to prove it true.
What is Unsupported Statements?
What are the Republican Party and the Democratic Party?
When a website link ends with this, Ms. Courtney strongly recommends you don't use it!
What is .net?
Ex. Senator Jane Doe, with her pea-sized brain, is too stupid to understand how politics works.
What is Mudslinging?
What percentage of Americans say that they get their news from biased sources?
What is 57%?
This term is when a Journalist acts like they know what is going on in a person’s head.
What is Mind Reading?
This type of Seminar was recently done as the Contemporary Issues Unit 2 Assessment.
What is the Harkness Seminar?
This type of resource is an original item, object or document that was created during a certain time period.
What is a Primary Source?
Ex. During the football game, the Steelers absolutely dominated the Patriots. They got two touchdowns easily. The Patriots did get a touchdown, but they really struggled to do so. Clearly, the Steelers are the superior team.
What is Slant?
What percentage of people believe that News Sources are purposefully using Spin and Slant to change the facts?
What is 52%?
This term is for when a Journalist writes untrue or hurtful things about someone or something to damage their image.
What is Mudslinging?
When you are citing your source, Ms. Courtney wants you to use this three letter format.
What is MLA Format?
This type of source is a work that discusses or reviews a historical event, era, or phenomenon.
What is a Secondary Source?
Ex. The President’s fear of looking foolish led them to withdraw their statement.
What is Mindreading?
What percentage of Americans blame Social Media for the spread of misinformation?
What is 68%?
This term is for when Journalists use certain words to sway how the reader feels.
What is Spin?
This act is when you take other people's words or ideas and copy them, claiming them to be your own.
What is Plagiarism?
There are three types of Resources Ms. Courtney recommends you don't use. Name two of them.
What are Social Media, Wikipedia, and Forums (Reddit)?
Ex. The newest law won’t stop the economy from declining.
What is Unsupported Statement?
What percent of Americans believe that the news media is to blame for the strong political divide in the United States?
What is 83%?
This term is for when a Journalist only tells one part of the story or focuses on just one side of the story.
What is Slant?
There are four types of Academic Dishonesty. Name two of them.
There are three tips Ms. Courtney gave for identifying a good source. Name two of them.
What are 1) Look for Media Bias Indicators, 2) Do a spelling/grammar check, and 3) Check the end of the link?