Media Literacy Flashcards

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Media

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Newspapers, magazines, and websites; sources of information

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Lateral Reading

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A strategy for evaluating the credibility of a source by comparing it with other sources

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Editorial (in relation to a news article)

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An opinion article that gives a personal point of view

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Political Cartoon

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A comedic visual that makes fun of current events

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Bias

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Only talks about one side of the story

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News Article

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A report on an event that has taken place and answers the W+H questions

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5 W+H

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Who, What, When, Why, Where, How

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Headline

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An attention-grabbing statement at the top of the article

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Byline

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Tells you who wrote the story and where

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Satire

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The use of humor and sarcasm to comment on current events/shared experiences