Media consumers rely on objectivity from their news sources, but that's not always a realistic expectation. Uncovering Bias in the News looks at the ways in which multiple media outlets can cover the same story in vastly different ways, the reasons for these differences, and how to recognize bias in a news report. Easy-to-read text, vivid images, and helpful back matter give readers a clear look at this subject. Features include a table of contents, infographics, a glossary, additional resources, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.
Professor Harris is the chair of the American Studies Department at Macalester College. The author and coauthor of four books (Hidden Human Computers: The Black Women of NASA and Black Lives Matter with Sue Bradford Edwards, Racially Writing the Republic: Racists, Race Rebels, and Transformations of American Identity with Bruce Baum, and Black Feminist Politics from Kennedy to Clinton/Obama), she has been an associate editor for Litigation News, the American Bar Association Section's quarterly flagship publication, and was the first editor-in-chief of Law Raza Journal, an interactive online race and the law journal for William Mitchell College of Law. She has earned a PhD in American Studies from the University of Minnesota and a Juris Doctorate from William Mitchell College of Law.
Title: Uncovering Bias in the News (News Literacy)
Author: Duchess Harris, Laura K. Murray
ISBN: 9781641852715
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Publisher: North Star Editions
Publication Date: 2018-09-01
Number of Pages: 48
Weight: 0.1130 kg
Overall, I would highly recommend this series for an elementary school library. -School Library Connection A welcome resource to strengthen media literacy skills in upper elementary schoolers. -School Library Journal An important resource that will be especially useful in classroom discussions. -Booklist
