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Common Core State Standard
SL.CCS.1/2/3/4 Grades 6-12: An essay of a current news event is provided for discussion to encourage participation, but also inspire the use of evidence to support logical claims using the main ideas of the article. Students must analyze background information provided about a current event within the news, draw out the main ideas and key details, and review different opinions on the issue. Then, students should present their own claims using facts and analysis for support. FOR THE WEEK OF OCT. 10, 2011 Was media coverage of 'Occupy Wall Street' blacked out, or did it just evolve?Members of the media often criticize each other. Find examples of media criticism in newspapers and on television.
See if you can find news stories online that have been ignored by big newspapers and television networks. Evaluate the importance and reliability of those news reports.
Compare how different newspapers and networks cover the same event - like the Wall Street protests.
In the early days of the Occupy Wall Street protests, which began on Sept. 17, coverage was all but nonexistent in the mainstream news media. However, reporting has increased significantly in recent days after clashes with police and as the protests over income inequality and joblessness grew and spread to other cities. A study of the database NewsLibrary.com, a compendium of about 4,000 news outlets in the United States, found that coverage spiked after New York protesters were hit with pepper spray on Sept. 24. Coverage jumped much more after mass arrests on the Brooklyn Bridge on Oct. 1. Critics like television commentator Keith Olbermann complained about the sluggish coverage and others talked of a "blackout" by media owned by large corporations. They said media was quick to cover demonstrations by Tea Party conservatives but avoid mention of protesters who criticize corporations like Wall Street banks. Some media commentators said protests are so commonplace and boring that they don't merit much coverage. They say they only should reported when they grow very large, very long or violent. Columnist says: "I did everything in my power to prevent my reporters from covering demonstrations like the Occupy Wall Street protest . . . because even awful books are more compelling than your generic Washington demonstration." -- Jack Shafer, Reuters Reporter says: "A lot of people in newsrooms still are not in touch with the real pain and the real suffering of 25 million who are unemployed and underemployed." Will Bunch, Philadelphia Daily News Comedian says: "The Occupy Wall Street movement . . . has spread to cities all around the country, causing the media to move its 'coverage dial' from 'blackout' to 'circus.' It's too bad, those are the are the only two settings it has." -- Jon Stewart, The Daily Show Front Page Talking Points is written by
Alan Stamm for NIEonline.com, Copyright 2024
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