lecture 31703

Lecture Overheads, 3/17/03:

Creating Citizens: News, Pedagogy and Empowerment

Midterm feedback:

1. How challenging did you think the midterm was?
a. Too challenging
b. Very challenging
c. About right (Challenging)
d. Not very challenging
e. Not challenging at all

2. How well did you feel that you were able to demonstrate what you knew?
a. Very well
b. Pretty well
c. Not very well
d. Not well at all

3. What would be your preference for a format for the final?
a. Same: 8 questions, 1 essay (choice between 2), 50 minutes
b. 8 questions, 2 essays (choice between 4), 100 minutes
c. 4 questions, 1 essay (choice between 2), 50 minutes
d. 4 questions, 2 essays (choice between 4), 100 minutes

4. Overall, did you feel that the test was fair? Yes or No

5. If not, please explain and/or offer suggestions for the final. If you thought it was fair, but still have suggestions, please offer those here, as well:

The argument in The Making of Citizens:
1. People gain little political knowledge from tv news
2. Young people have less sense of civic responsibility because they have less power
3. Thus: news creates a “structure of feeling.” News doesn't create informed citizens but establishes what it means to be a citizen.

How does television news:
1. define interests of young people
2. address the target audience
a. being entertaining as well as informative
b. giving more background to stories
c. young people as skeptics, witness, or pupil
3. empower young people as citizens

UK:
Blue Peter http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/bluepeter/
Newsroundhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/default.stm

First Edition http://www.itn.co.uk/company/tv/c4n/presenters/c4n_snow.shtml

US:
Nick News http://www.nick.com/

Channel One News http://www.channelone.com/

ABC News: http://abcnews.go.com/
CBS News: http://www.cbsnews.com/sections/home/main100.shtml
NBC News: http://www.nbc.com/nbc/NBC_News/
FOX News:http://www.foxnews.com/

Who do you think is closest to the mainstream news agenda, and why?

Do you think the UK and US situations are different? Why?
1. Children's Television Act of 1990

ABC News and Peter Jennings Search for America


		last updated: 2/24/03 Lecture Overheads, 3/17/03: Creating Citizens: News, Pedagogy and Empowerment Midterm feedback: 1. How challenging did you think the midterm was? a. Too challenging b. Very challenging c. About right (Challenging) d. Not very challenging e. Not challenging at all 2. How well did you feel that you were able to demonstrate what you knew? a. Very well b. Pretty well c. Not very well d. Not well at all 3. What would be your preference for a format for the final? a. Same: 8 questions, 1 essay (choice between 2), 50 minutes b. 8 questions, 2 essays (choice between 4), 100 minutes c. 4 questions, 1 essay (choice between 2), 50 minutes d. 4 questions, 2 essays (choice between 4), 100 minutes 4. Overall, did you feel that the test was fair? Yes or No 5. If not, please explain and/or offer suggestions for the final. If you thought it was fair, but still have suggestions, please offer those here, as well: The argument in The Making of Citizens: 1. People gain little political knowledge from tv news 2. Young people have less sense of civic responsibility because they have less power 3. Thus: news creates a “structure of feeling.” News doesn't create informed citizens but establishes what it means to be a citizen. How does television news: 1. define interests of young people 2. address the target audience a. being entertaining as well as informative b. giving more background to stories c. young people as skeptics, witness, or pupil 3. empower young people as citizens UK: Blue Peter http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/bluepeter/ Newsroundhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/default.stm First Edition http://www.itn.co.uk/company/tv/c4n/presenters/c4n_snow.shtml US: Nick News http://www.nick.com/ Channel One News http://www.channelone.com/ ABC News: http://abcnews.go.com/ CBS News: http://www.cbsnews.com/sections/home/main100.shtml NBC News: http://www.nbc.com/nbc/NBC_News/ FOX News:http://www.foxnews.com/ Who do you think is closest to the mainstream news agenda, and why? Do you think the UK and US situations are different? Why? 1. Children's Television Act of 1990 ABC News and Peter Jennings Search for America