Newspapers as Information
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45 minute lecture and interactive discussion about the purpose of newspapers, journalism ethics, fake news, bias, and the role of a reader in parsing real news from fake news. Created for a first year college information literacy class.
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Newspapers as Information
- 1. NEWSPAPERS AS INFORMATION Rebekah Cummings SERVICE LEAP 1100 Spring Semester 2017 February 22, 2017
- 2. What’s the purpose of newspapers? ■ To inform the public ■ Record of local, national, and global events ■ Hold people in power accountable
- 3. “…were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter.” -Thomas Jefferson
- 4. Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) Code of Ethics ■ Seek truth and report it ■ Minimize harm ■ Act independently ■ Be accountable and transparent
- 5. NewYorkTimes Standards and Ethics “The core purpose ofThe NewYorkTimes is to enhance society by creating, collecting and distributing high-quality news and information.” – Fairness – cover the news impartially “without fear or favor” – Integrity – includes fact checking, exactness of quotations, integrity of photographs, distaste for anonymous sources. – Truth – tell the audience the truth as best as they can learn it. Correct errors as soon as they become aware of them.
- 6. “Journalism is printing what someone else does not want printed: everything else is public relations.” - George Orwell
- 8. What makes a news story fake? ■ It can’t be verified ■ It often appeals to emotion ■ It can’t be found anywhere else ■ It comes from fake news sites ■ Author is not an expert or reputable journalist
- 11. Fake news #3: Websites that circulate misleading or unreliable information
- 13. Bias Beware!
- 14. What is your role as a reader?
- 15. How can you tell what’s fake news? ■ What is the source of the article? Is it reputable? ■ Does it seem like the article wants you to feel a particular way? Does it use inflammatory language or excessive adjectives? Does it use ALL CAPS to make a point? Does it link to sites, files, or images that skew left or right? Is every story BREAKING NEWS? ■ Does it talk about “research” without citing or linking to sources of the research? ■ Is the author specialized in the field the article is concerned with?
- 16. Hone your skepticism ■ Pay attention to the domain and URL ■ Read the “About Us” section ■ Look at quotes and research ■ If something you are reading seems too good, weird, or reactionary, it probably is. ■ Google the story and see if anyone else is reporting on it. If no one else has jumped on a story, it’s probably fake. ■ Use a fact checking site to check the veracity of claims – Snopes.com - http://www.snopes.com/ – Politifact - http://www.politifact.com/ – Hoax Slayer - http://www.hoax-slayer.com/ (email hoaxes) – Washington Post Fact Checker - https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/fact- checker/?utm_term=.78cb1071dfe4
- 17. Test your knowledge! ■ Get into your group ■ Read both articles and take some time to critically evaluate and compare both. ■ Are there any “red flags” that the source may not be credible? ■ Do the articles seem objective? Are they striving to be neutral or do they have a political bent? ■ Do you feel like the author wants you to feel a particular way when you read the story? ■ Compare the articles to one another. If you only read on the topic from one news source, so you think you would feel differently than if you only read about the topic from the other news source?
- 18. Assignment – Use library newspaper databases to find two sources for your project ■ Research Databases > Browse databases by type > Newspapers ■ AccessWorld News ■ AccessibleArchives ■ LATimes Archive (1881 – present) ■ NewYorkTimes HistoricalArchive (1851-2012) ■ ProQuest Newstand ■ Salt LakeTribune (1990- current) ■ Wall Street Journal HistoricalArchive (1889 – 1998)
- 19. ■ Society of Professional Journalists Code of Ethics - https://www.spj.org/ethicscode.asp ■ NewYorkTimes Standards and Ethics - http://www.nytco.com/who-we-are/culture/standards-and- ethics/ ■ NewYorkTimes “From Headline to Photograph, a Fake News Masterpiece” - https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/18/us/fake-news-hillary-clinton-cameron-harris.html ■ NPR – “Fake or Real? How to Self-Check the News and Get the Facts” - http://www.npr.org/sections/alltechconsidered/2016/12/05/503581220/fake-or-real-how-to-self- check-the-news-and-get-the-facts ■ Indiana University East Lib Guide on Fake News - http://iue.libguides.com/fakenews/resources ■ Time Magazine - http://time.com/4675860/donald-trump-fake-news-attacks/ References
Notas do Editor
- Introduce the topic. We’re going to look at newspapers objectively today.
- Works hand in hand with other levers to ensure an informed citizenry, including public education and public libraries. (Freedom of the press to make sure government doesn’t interfere with distribution of information) First newspaper in Utah was Deseret News in 1853. “Fourth estate”
- What does he mean? Government unchecked by an informed citizenry inevitably becomes corrupt and abuses their power. The Works, vol. 5 (Correspondence 1786-1789) (Thomas Jefferson)
- Because of this tremendous responsibility to inform the public… Mention the movie Spotlight – investigative journalism into the Catholic Church
- http://www.nytco.com/who-we-are/culture/standards-and-ethics/
- What happened? That all sounds great, right? Proliferation of online news Lower barrier to entry Clickbait – ability to make lots of money from getting people to click on your links People discovered there is a real market for creating information that makes people feel something or news that reinforces what they already think about the world. Sometimes real journalism is boring. People would rather hear salacious stories than read about conflict in the Middle East or about some dry policy that doesn’t seem to affect your life.
- which can offer important critical commentary on politics and society, but have the potential to be shared as actual/literal news
- Bias does not mean something is necessarily fake, but the less mainstream a source is, the more skeptical you should become Made by Vanessa Otero, a patent attorney.
- This is especially true with social media. It’s so easy to share, especially if a news story confirms what you already know about the world. NEA budget > Melania’s security Politifact - Mostly false due to incomplete data.
- Ask them each to “report out” on anything interesting they noticed.
- Email me two sources