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Activity
University of Michigan

News Bias Explored: The Art of Reading the News

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Real-life examples, interactive headline and image games and brief explanations make this an attractive site for learning to recognize media bias.
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Handout
Johns Hopkins University

Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries: Information and Its Counterfeits

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Distinguishing information from propaganda, biased reporting and misinformation is an important skill. This short article defines each of these, and provides examples of each.
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Other

Rhetorica Network: Media / Political Bias

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A detailed explanation of how bias works is offered at this site, including critical questions for detecting bias in writing.
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Activity
University of Washington

Bias in the News

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This handy page clearly explains various ways in which bias can creep into news reports. Examples of each method are given.
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Activity
Other

How to Detect Media Bias & Propaganda [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A portion of a larger book, this site is critical of journalism as it is presently practiced. This portion offers characteristics of critical news consumers.