Spike that Story! Old school newspaper know-how in an information literacy session Michele Van Hoeck California State University Maritime
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Spike that Story!!!
Old school newspaper know-how !in an information literacy session!
Michele Van Hoeck!California State University Maritime!
Problem 1: Identifying opinion stories
Problem 2: Using press releases in bibliographies
Problem 3: Distinguishing blogs from news
Solution: Define news categories
¤ Press release
¤ Op-Ed, Column, Commentary
¤ Editorial
¤ Wire
¤ Investigative journalism
Solution: Focus on means of production
Use
¤ Props ¤ Stories ¤ Graphics ¤ Statistics
to explain how news articles are created
At most newspapers, opinion writers work separately from news writers
What do you think about blogs?
Photo by Reuters
Solution: Make them practice!
¤ Identify
¤ Compare
¤ Discuss
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