Watch Flocabulary's just-released 2011 Year in Rap, then take our annual news quiz by filling in the blanks to remember the people, places and events that made news this year.
At the completion of this lesson you will be able to understand a news report about a bush fire in France. You will also learn how big these fires can become and what kind of damages they cause each year, over and over again.
Television News Producer and Director (and host) determines the direction of the station and keeps current with news and events that are of interest to viewers and then a host listens to guests on the show and needs to know something of the subjects discussed. A communications background is helpful. Technical video, video editing and camera skills are necessary, but may not be learned so much in a college classroom as on the job or through seminars. To be on air, acting, voice or improv classes can be helpful. Hours can be challenging because news can happen anytime of the day or night. Salary will vary based on the market you are in and your experience.
You will understand the different proposals for counteracting further climate disruption and you will assess their suitability. Listen to fragments of a news report and give your own opinion and conclusions.
At the completion of this lesson you will be able to report a news item. Interviewing a famous singer and a family drama are the basis of this lesson.
Designed to increase students' understanding of, appreciation for, and ability to do documentary photography and photojournalism. Each three-hour class is divided between a discussion of issues and readings, and a group critique of students' projects. Students must have their own photographic equipment and be responsible for processing and printing: either by student or commercial lab. Students must show basic proficiency with their equipment. Readings include Susan Sontag, Robert Coles, Ken Light, Eugene Richards, and others. Previous photographic experience required.
This lesson will familiarize students with the structure and format of a newspaper, the importance of placement, and the organizational and editorial decisions that are made.
In this lesson, the students will summarize their experiences in the Amazon rainforest by developing and presenting a briefing for a T.V. evening news program.
To develop as an independent, confident learner you will need to learn the study skills involved in reading articles, taking notes and summarising the information that you have obtained from an article. The unit explores the use of the Web as a resource for keeping up to date, looking in particular at how to assess material available online.
In this lesson students will explore the relationship between media and activism. They will critically examine the ways in which the media covers news events and the differences between mainstream and non-mainstream coverage. Students will create a news report based on the events of the Boston Tea Party.
This lesson will invite students to explore how news shows are constructed and to assess the way a newscast prioritizes different categories of news.
This lesson introduces students to the main components of a press release and shows how to write an effective press release and how to compile a media contact list comprising local media outlets and appropriate contacts for their press release.
Anyone can be a publisher today – thanks to the web. As a result, there are so many more sources of news and information, which makes fact checking all the more critical in fast moving news stories. When disinformation gets into the news cycle, it can lead to people being put in harm’s way. Here, then, is a set of six tips to help you get it right.
Students are provided with a framework from which to begin challenging and understanding the news media industry.
Students will explore the editorial section of the newspaper and understand what it is.
Students will be guided to think critically about the news, develop their own criteria to assess the elements of a newsworthy story, collect data on the local news and create their own news story.
