Media Literacy - Part 1 review - Honors

InfoZones

100

This InfoZone contains information that has not been edited or filtered. 

What is Raw Information?

200

This Infozone contains facts but they are often misrepresented or taken out of context. 

What is Propaganda?

300

Quality Journalism produces this type of InfoZone. 

What is News?

400

This InfoZone is designed with a reasoned argument. 

What is Opinion?

500

This is why it is important to determine the InfoZone when reading an article.

What is determining the author's purpose in writing the article?

Quality Journalism

100

Treating sources respectfully and allowing all sides to share their points of view

What is Fairness?

200

Representing all sides of the issue without giving more weight to one side than another

What is Balance?

300

Interviewing and questioning many different people to understand the issue or event better

What is Multiple credible sources?

400

Finding, reading, and investigating data, reports, photos, and more to understand the full story

What is Documentation?

500

The process of checking, confirming, and supporting information and facts

What is Verification?

Newspaper Sections

100

Includes local and national scores to games

What is the Sports section?

200

Includes news from other regions of the world

What is international or world news?

300

Letters to the Editor or Editorials

What are opinion articles?

400

This news section covers news within the US. 

What is national news?

500

"Cape & Islands"

What is regional or local news?

Newspaper Elements

100

Masthead

What is the name of the newspaper located on the front page?

200

Caption

What is the explanation of a picture or visual?

300

Article

What is each story in the newspaper?

400

Byline

What is the name of the journalist who wrote the story?

500

Headline

What is the title of each article in the newspaper?

Political Cartoons

100

Identifying things within the cartoon by writing the name on it

What is Labeling?

200

Making something bigger than it is in reality to make a point

What is exaggeration?

300

Images whose meaning is commonly known

What are symbols?

400

Visually commenting on current events, politics, or politicians

What is a political cartoon?

500

Comparing 2 unlike things to make it easier to understand 

What is Analogy?

Propaganda

100

Using negative names and words to create fear and dislike of people, ideas, or institutions

What is name-calling?

200

Going along with the crowd

What is bandwagon?

300

Great slogan, no facts

What is glittering generalities?

400

They are "just like you"

What are Plain folks?

500

Associate feeling for one thing to another

What is transfer?