LESSON
Media Frames: Looking Beyond Headlines
How does media framing influence our understanding of events and the world around us?
Why might the same event get completely different coverage across news outlets? In this lesson, students discover how media institutions frame information to highlight certain perspectives, which minimizes others. By comparing headlines and analyzing what gets included or left out, students develop the critical thinking skills to recognize when they're only seeing part of a bigger story.
Objectives
- Understand how media framing shapes what information is shared
- Analyze how different media institutions might present the same event differently
- Develop strategies to seek multiple perspectives when consuming media
Vocabulary
Perspective ·
Media Institution ·
Media Framing
Perspective – the way someone sees or thinks about something based on their own experiences and beliefs
Media Institution – a company, organization, or influencer that creates, publishes, or broadcasts content online, like news sites, movie studios, social media platforms, or government channels
Media Framing – the way that a media institution shares (or does not share) information online, which shapes how people understand it
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Time
20 mins.
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