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This Covering a Catastrophe: Evaluating Disaster News lesson plan also includes:
- Covering a Catastrophe: Evaluating Disaster News (.html)
- Covering a Catastrophe: Evaluating Disaster News (.docx)
- Worksheet - Evaluating Disaster News (.pdf)
- Worksheet - Evaluating Disaster News (.docx)
- Handout - Consumer's Questions (.pdf)
- Handout - Consumer's Questions (.docx)
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Young journalists investigate the various ways to share news about a disaster and evaluate the pros and cons of each of these types of news. Individuals then select two different forms of media reports of a recent disaster. Using the provided worksheets, consider which news source proved the most credible, useful, and informative.
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Instructional Ideas
- Have class members continue to follow the reporting of the disaster and note how information is updated, corrected, and covered in greater detail
Classroom Considerations
- Suggested sources to investigate include blog posts, Twitter and Facebook
- Requires copies of the "Evaluating Disaster News" worksheet and the Consumer's Questions handout
Pros
- The "Consumer's Questions" handout emphasizes how reports are often written to appeal to specific audiences
Cons
- None