Students learn that some news reports may have a point of view and recognize if it affects consumers’ perceptions of events and people. After a role-playing activity that illustrates how perspective can shape a report, they explore common methods such as word choice and tone that affect audience’s perceptions of people and events reported in the news. Students then attempt to identify point of view while watching the BBC My World video, “Different Perspectives,” and then return to their notes to plot a graph reflecting where on a continuum of perspective that various news clips fall. Students will also try their hand at rewriting biased reporting to make it impartial. Understanding why journalism’s standards of impartiality are important and recognizing when a report does not adhere to those standards will help students judge the accuracy of the news they see. A BBC Production.

Originally released by BBC Worldwide Learning, 2020. Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on June 30, 2020.

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