Uncovering Bias: Understanding Media Literacy

Uncovering Bias: Understanding Media Literacy

Learning Objective

At the end of the lesson, you will be able to understand how media shapes perceptions and recognize media bias in news reporting.

What do you already know about media shaping perceptions?

Media Literacy

Media literacy is the ability to access, analyze, evaluate, and create media. It involves understanding the influence of media on individuals and society.

Perceptions and Media

Media can shape perceptions by presenting information in a certain way, influencing how people view events, issues, and individuals.

Media Bias

Media bias refers to the unfair or unbalanced presentation of news. It can be influenced by the political, social, or economic interests of the media organization.

Types of Bias

Bias can manifest as partisan bias, sensationalism, or cultural bias, shaping the way events are reported and interpreted.

Example: Different Perspectives

Present a real-life event and discuss how different people or media outlets might report and interpret the event based on their biases.

Critical Thinking

Encourage critical thinking to evaluate the credibility and bias of news sources, considering multiple perspectives before forming opinions.

Conclusion

Summarize the key points about media literacy and bias, emphasizing the importance of being critical consumers of media.

Write down 3 things you learned in this lesson.

Have students enter three things they learned in this lesson. With this they can indicate their own learning efficiency of this lesson.

Write down 2 things you want to know more about.

Here, students enter two things they would like to know more about. This not only increases involvement, but also gives them more ownership.

Ask 1 question about something you haven't quite understood yet.

The students indicate here (in question form) with which part of the material they still have difficulty. For the teacher, this not only provides insight into the extent to which the students understand/master the material, but also a good starting point for the next lesson.