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Breaking the news : what's real, what's not, and why the difference matters / Robin Terry Brown ; foreword by Susan Goldberg.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: National Geographic kidsPublisher: Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, 2020Description: 160 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781426338885
  • 1426338880
  • 9781426338892
  • 1426338899
Other title:
  • Breaking the news
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
The history of news -- Making the news -- Propaganda, half-truths, and hoaxes -- Media today -- Finding the truth -- The future of news -- Major events in news history -- Meet the experts.
Summary: "Headlines leap out at us from mobile phones, TV screens, computers, newspapers, and everywhere we turn. Technology has opened up exciting new ways to tell interesting stories, but how much of it is news ... and how much is just noise? This refreshing and up-to-date media literacy book gives kids the tools they need to distinguish what is fact from what is fiction so that they can make smart choices about what to believe." -- Amazon.com.Summary: "A look at culture's relationship with journalism, and an effort to teach kids what is "real" versus "fake" news"-- Provided by publisher.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Dr. James Carlson Library Children's NonFiction 070.9 B879 Available 33111009783107
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction 070.9 B879 Checked out 07/13/2024 33111010443964
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

In this timely and relevant title, National Geographic Kids shines a light on the history of news to reveal where we started, how far we've come, and the serious impact that misinterpretation and misinformation can have on the world.

Headlines leap out at us from mobile phones, TV screens, computers, newspapers, and everywhere we turn. Technology has opened up exciting new ways to tell interesting stories, but how much of it is news ... and how much is just noise? This refreshing and up-to-date media literacy book gives kids the tools they need to distinguish what is fact from what is fiction so that they can make smart choices about what to believe.

Topics cover a broad range, from defining freedom of speech, the journalists' code of ethics, the dangers of propaganda, and the future of news.

Packed with profiles of influential journalists, fun facts, and iconic photographs, this ultimate guide to the information age will get kids thinking about their relationship and responsibility to media.

"Headlines leap out at us from mobile phones, TV screens, computers, newspapers, and everywhere we turn. Technology has opened up exciting new ways to tell interesting stories, but how much of it is news ... and how much is just noise? This refreshing and up-to-date media literacy book gives kids the tools they need to distinguish what is fact from what is fiction so that they can make smart choices about what to believe." -- Amazon.com.

"A look at culture's relationship with journalism, and an effort to teach kids what is "real" versus "fake" news"-- Provided by publisher.

Includes bibliographical references (page 152) and index.

The history of news -- Making the news -- Propaganda, half-truths, and hoaxes -- Media today -- Finding the truth -- The future of news -- Major events in news history -- Meet the experts.

Ages 10 and up National Geographic Kids.

Grades 7-9 National Geographic Kids.

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