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How To Analyze The News
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What are news sources?
Published in print
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News is published in print publications that include:
Newspapers Magazines
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News is also presented on television.
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Some radio stations broadcast the news.
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On the Internet, news is available through Web
sites.
Web-based news
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You will use several different skills to analyze
the news you read or watch.
Critical
Thinking
Skills
Needed to
Analyze the
News
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Distinguish
Fact from
Opinion
Critical
Thinking
Evaluate Skills Recognize
Sources Needed to Bias
Analyze the
News
Analyze Visuals
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Distinguish
Fact from
Opinion
Critical
Thinking
Evaluate Skills Recognize
Sources Needed to Bias
Analyze the
News
Analyze Visuals
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Distinguish
Fact from
Opinion
Critical
Thinking
Evaluate Skills Recognize
Sources Needed to Bias
Analyze the
News
Analyze Visuals
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Distinguish
Fact from
Opinion
Critical
Thinking
Evaluate Skills Recognize
Sources Needed to Bias
Analyze the
News
Analyze Visuals
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Think Critically
To apply critical thinking skills when you analyze
the news, you should:
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Analyze Visuals
Does the story include images, video, or graphics?
What decisions were made in creating the story?
Do these images add information
to the story, or do they illustrate
information that is already
What visuals were
presented?
chosen?
What feelings or reactions are
created by the images?
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Evaluate Sources
Can facts and
What are information
reliable sources? be verified?
Do other news
sources present Reliable Is the author
or publisher
similar
information? Sources clearly stated?
Evaluate Sources
Can facts and
What are information
reliable sources? be verified?
Do other news
sources present Reliable Is the author
or publisher
similar
information? Sources clearly stated?
Evaluate Sources
Can facts and
What are information
reliable sources? be verified?
Do other news
sources present Reliable Is the author
or publisher
similar
information? Sources clearly stated?
Evaluate Sources
Can facts and
What are information
reliable sources? be verified?
Do other news
sources present Reliable Is the author
or publisher
similar
information? Sources clearly stated?
Evaluate Sources
Can facts and
What are information
reliable sources? be verified?
Do other news
sources present Reliable Is the author
or publisher
similar
information? Sources clearly stated?
Definition:
Definition:
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Recognize Bias
Recognizing bias helps you analyze and understand
the information presented to you.
Definition:
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Recognize Bias
Who produced the story?
Examples:
Is this a Some news sources
article in a major
try to present
well-known information about
newspaper
and reliable events with little
story on national
news source? bias.
network news broadcast
Examples:
Is this an article posted on a
Some news sources
political party Web site
opinion-based support a belief or
story? cause.
editorial about a
news event
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Recognize Bias
Who paid the costs to produce the story?
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Recognize Bias
What decisions were made in creating the story?
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Recognize Bias
Who is the audience?
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Remember:
Analyzing news media helps you be an active citizen.
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