RESOURCE: Check Out The News- A Guide to Understanding The News

[Frank W. Baker]

LAMP (Learning About Multimedia Project) based in New York has created, Check Out The News: A Guide to Understanding The News, an 8 page pdf document which is a great resource for introducing the news and news literacy to your students. Topics include: gatekeeping, news characteristics,
where do you find the news, who pays for the news and more.