Activity
Media Limitations and Benefits, Media Literacy Graphic Organizer
Help students analyze how different news media and communication outlets influence the dissemination of political information.
Directions
Guiding Questions
- What is the media?
- How have the ways citizens acquire information about government changed over time?
- What role do news media play in politics in terms of affecting election outcomes?
Objectives
- I can analyze how different news media and communication outlets influence the dissemination of political information.
- I can evaluate the impact of media on public political engagement and decision-making.
Directions: Complete the chart. Be sure to follow any specific directions given by your teacher.
- Limitations include anywhere the media type falls short of delivering information to citizens. Benefits include how it helps get information to citizens.
- Rank the media types from most effective to least effective in fulfilling the role of assisting citizens in making informed, responsible decisions and holding government accountable to the laws and the people. Defend your choices.
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Media Type |
How People Receive Information |
Limitations and Benefits |
Rank and Defend |
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Newspaper |
Usually printed weekly or daily, local or regional news included with wider scope (state, national, or world) |
Limitations: can be expensive, more available in bigger markets, to those that can read, news can outdate quickly, recaps an event after it occurs Benefits: the newspaper itself can be shared easily between people, can serve as an announcement of upcoming events |
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Radio |
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Magazines |
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Television |
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Internet News |
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Social Media |