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B5U1 The mass media
Welcome
& Reading
What tools do you usually use to keep up with the news?
Weibo
Wechat
Tiktok
TV
Radio
Newspapers
Advertisements
...
mass media
Video watching
Print
Digital
Lead-in
Most of us learn about news through the mass media, but can we just believe news as it is presented?
The tail
(optional)
The lead
The body
the most important information
detailed information
background information
Structure of a news report---Inverted pyramid
Headline
Different emphasis
Different facts
Different background information
News 1: the rescue efforts of firefighters
News 2: the seriousness of fire
The numbers of deaths differ:
12 in news 1 while 30 in news 2
News 1: construction company
News 2: survivor's experience;
a dropped cigarette
The differences between the two news reports
Reading news reports critically
Why do news reports differ from or even contradict each other? _____________________________________
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