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Curated Video

Detecting Lies & Harmful Links

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Who and what can you trust online? How do you know? After viewing a pair of introductory videos on positive and safe online conduct, learners discuss the content and put it into practice during an online search activity about alien...
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University of Michigan

News Bias Explored: The Art of Reading the News

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Real-life examples, interactive headline and image games and brief explanations make this an attractive site for learning to recognize media bias.
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Other

How to Detect Media Bias & Propaganda [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A portion of a larger book, this site is critical of journalism as it is presently practiced. This portion offers characteristics of critical news consumers.
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Other

Rhetorica Network: Media / Political Bias

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A detailed explanation of how bias works is offered at this site, including critical questions for detecting bias in writing.
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University of Washington

Bias in the News

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This handy page clearly explains various ways in which bias can creep into news reports. Examples of each method are given.
Handout
Johns Hopkins University

Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries: Information and Its Counterfeits

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Distinguishing information from propaganda, biased reporting and misinformation is an important skill. This short article defines each of these, and provides examples of each.