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News Goggles: Newsroom Lingo Review ActivityNews Goggles: Newsroom Lingo Review Activity
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News Literacy Project
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7th - Higher Ed
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English Language Arts
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News Goggles: Newsroom Lingo Review

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Learn how to talk like a journalist. Throw around jargon like "lede" and "nut graf." A 20-slide presentation introduces viewers to words and phrases heard in the fast-paced newsroom.

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Concepts

media, cross-media analysis, media analysis, media coverage, journalism, journalism ethics, diction

Instructional Ideas

  • Have groups investigate and report on other groups that have special lingo

Classroom Considerations

  • View the slides in presentation mode

Pros

  • Viewers can click words on the lingo list to jump to the definition

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  • None

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