Strategies for Evaluating Mass Media

Strategies for evaluating mass media include all of the following except?

• Separate fact from opinion

• evaluating the source

• detecting bias

• identifying the candidate

Ideas that are used to influence people's thinking or behavior is

• public opinion
• opinion
• fact
• propaganda

What is a fact?

• statements that can be proven
• statements that most of us believe
• all statements that are heard on political ads
• all statements on the internet

John reads an article in the local newspaper about two candidates running for mayor. The article only mentions negative information about Candidate A and positive information about Candidate B. John decides to disregard the article and look for information about the two candidates in other sources because he...

• never believes anything he reads in that publication

• believes the reporter's story is biased

• does not like the author of the article

• does not like Candidate A

Peter Romaneski read this headline and the accompanying article in yesterday's newspaper. Which action would MOST help Peter to evaluate the information in the article?

• Separating fact from opinion

• Researching who wrote the article

• Checking the date of the article

• Examining the skills of the writer

The best title for this chart is...

• Citizenship duties

• Political Party platforms

• Strategies for Evaluating Mass Media

• Mass media sources

Mass media sources include of all the following EXCEPT

• Newspapers

• Radio

• TV

• Mrs. Takach's Google Classroom

Select the examples of propaganda from the list below. There is more than one answer!

• Advertisements

• Political Signs and Commercials

• Sports on TV

• Opinion/Endorsements in the Newspaper