1.5 Fact Based and Opinion Based Journalism

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Kelly O'Brien

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Open Ended

Have you ever questioned the reliability of a news story or social media post? What steps do you take to verify the information you encounter online?

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following questions should you ask yourself to evaluate the credibility of information you see online?

Who created or wrote the content?

How many likes does the post have?

What was the purpose of the content?

Is the content entertaining?

Multiple Choice

After seeing a viral claim on social media, what is a good first step to verify its accuracy?

Share it with friends immediately

Search for fact-checks or official statements

Ignore it completely

Comment your opinion on the post

Categorize

Options (4)

Can be verified, not open for debate

Varies from person to person

Based on research, backed by evidence

Attempts to convince/persuade viewer or reader

Facts vs. Opinions

Place each statement in the correct column!

Facts

Opinions

Multiple Select

Which of the following best describes the difference between NEWS and OPINION/EDITORIAL pieces?

A news piece seeks only to present factual information

Journalists and reporters present opinion while columnists only research and present facts

Opinions and editorials represent ideas that the author wants to use to persuade the reader or viewer

Multiple Choice

Which of these best describes the roles we just learned about?

Journalists and reporters both only write editorials, columnists only report facts.

Journalists document factual information, reporters gather information and present it unbiased, columnists write opinion pieces based on evidence.

Reporters and columnists both only present unbiased information.

Multiple Choice

What is a clue that you are likely watching opinion rather than reporting, according to the lesson?

The host uses evaluative terms like 'good' or 'bad'.

The host only presents statistics.

The host never expresses approval or disapproval.

Multiple Choice

True or False: If you prefer cable news and commentary,

it is NOT important to seek out other sources of information

TRUE

FALSE

Multiple Choice

This article is an example of which type of news content?

News reporting

Editorial

Commentary

Opinion

Multiple Choice

This article is an example of which type of news content?

News reporting

Commentary

Opinion

Multiple Choice

This article is an example of which type of news content?

News reporting

Editorial

Opinion

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