Media Literacy Practice

Week 5 Activity Template: Media Literacy Practice Name: Click or tap here to enter text. Professor Name: Click or tap here to enter text. Date: Click or tap here to enter text. Instructions Complete the Template: Apply your media literacy skills to challenge your assumptions about the world by examining how others view it. Evaluate the placement of stories on the homepage of a US-based (CNN World or The New York Times) versus foreign-based (i.e., Britain’s BBC, Qatar’s al Jazeera, Russia’s RT, China Daily, or France24) news outlet’s webpage of your choosing. Read the instructions for each section and type your responses in the boxes as indicated below. Use complete sentences, and answer in your own words. Do not copy and paste from any source. Be sure to save your work!  CHOOSE YOUR TWO NEWS OUTLETS Instructions: List the US-based and foreign-based online news outlet you chose. US-BASED NEWS OUTLET Example: The New York Times FOREIGN-BASED NEWS OUTLET Example: Russia’s RT Type your response here. The New York Times Type your response here. Al Jazeera DAY & TIME Instructions: List the day and approximate time you are evaluating the homepages. US-BASED NEWS OUTLET Example: August 25, 2022, early evening FOREIGN-BASED NEWS OUTLET Example: August 25, 2022, early evening Type your response here. May 13, 2024, early morning Type your response here. May 13, 2024, early morning YOU’RE DOING GREAT! KEEP GOING! THERE ARE 2 MORE SECTIONS. HEADLINES Instructions: Type your responses in the boxes below. Resource: Refer to Chapter 1 of your textbook on placement of stories on a new outlet’s website. US-BASED NEWS OUTLET FOREIGN-BASED NEWS OUTLET Which headline produced an emotional reaction in you? What was the headline? Headline: Russian Forces Push Deeper into Northern Ukraine The headline indicates that the Russian-Ukraine relationship is far from over. Russia is planning to continue with the war. The forces pushing into Northern Ukraine are a way of telling the Ukrainians to get ready as the war is far from over (Gettleman & Méheut, 2024).  Which headline produced an emotional reaction in you? What was the headline? Headline: Israel’s war on Gaza live: Israeli tanks push deeper into Jabalia The headline is a description of the intensification of Israel’s war. With the Israeli tanks pushing deeper into Jabalia, it is expected that more people would be replaced while others end up dead (Rowlands & Rasheed, 2024). This means the refugees in the Jabalia refugee camp would be left defenseless and homeless as they would have nowhere to live.   What emotional response did it produce in you? Use specific examples to support your response. The headline produced fear and anxiety emotions. The Russian-Ukrainian war has been ongoing for a while and has led to the deaths of hundreds of people while thousands are displaced. The Ukrainian troops are already outnumbered, which means that the Russian army moving into Northern Ukraine leaves more people vulnerable and at the mercy of their enemies (Gettleman & Méheut, 2024). Therefore, if the war has taken a significant turn for the worse, more deaths will be expected.  What emotional response did it produce in you? Use specific examples to support your response.  The emotional response from the headline is fear, anxiety and pity. Pushing into the Jabalia refugee camp indicates inhumanity. These people have already been displaced from their homes and lost their loved ones. This action is an indication that the Israeli soldiers are after killing people or imprisoning them. In addition, they are going after the weak, those who have lost everything, which means they can surrender easily as they have nothing else (Rowlands & Rasheed, 2024)...