Instructions
1. Go to one of the publications in your New You Can Peruse handout or search news.google.com. You can also use a news radio source such as NPR or one of the major television news sites such as ABC, NBC, CNN, Fox News, BBC, et.
2. Find a story that is covered in one of the mediums discussed in the lesson (print, video, radio, online)
3. Find the SAME story covered in a DIFFERENT medium. (Pro Tip: If you have a print or online story, copy and paste the headline into YouTube to find it in video. Make sure that you use a video from a respected news source).
4. Use the table below to reflect about…
What news value(s) is emphasized in each medium?
What news value(s) is deemphasized in each medium?
Strengths of each medium
Limitations of each medium
EXAMPLE Alternate paragraph response:
{Medium 1} emphasized {news values}, but there was a lack of emphasis on {news values}. Also, while it {strengths}, it is limited in its ability to {limitations}.
In contrast, {medium 2} emphasized {news values}, even though there was a lack of emphasis on {news values}. While it was limited in its ability to {limitations} it overcome these limitations with {strengths}.
