From iCivics
“In this mini-lesson, give your students a reality check about the news industry by helping them understand that news is a business. Students learn how news providers monetize the news through advertisements and consider how the news/profit relationship affects journalism and news audiences.”
Learning Objectives:
- Recognize that news reporting is a business
- Identify the relationship between news and advertising
- Evaluate “native advertising” for deceptiveness
Go to: https://www.icivics.org/node/2512905
(Fillable PDF handouts are available as an alternative to paper.)
tags: fake news, media literacy