A book about media power, media ethics, media corporations and the
need for reliable, unfiltered international news. An excellent
introduction to the news for young adults.
Too many of us have no choice about the type of news we receive. Too
many of us remain ignorant of major issues and diverse opinions because
the news isn't providing them. Over the past twenty years the news media
has become more restricted, less diverse and of steadily declining
quality. Fewer owners and managers control editorial policies,
journalists have been sacked, and those who remain find themselves
working at a faster pace on more superficial stories. Most of us rely on
a dominant media, controlled by a few globalized giants. These groups
have attained enormous financial and political power.
But as this book shows, the trends are not all bad. Outside the West,
particularly in Asia, citizens receive better and more diverse news than
ever before. Rising levels of literacy and education in India, Korea,
Indonesia and China have fostered vastly increased newspaper
circulations, and the Internet has brought a much broader world to some
restricted societies.
"[The Groundwork Guides] are excellent books, mandatory for school
libraries and the increasing body of young people prepared to take
ownership of the situations and problems previous generations have left
them." -- Globe and Mail
Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language
Arts:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.6.1
Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says
explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.6.2
Determine a central idea of a text and how it is conveyed through
particular details; provide a summary of the text distinct from personal
opinions or judgments.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.6.3
Analyze in detail how a key individual, event, or idea is introduced,
illustrated, and elaborated in a text (e.g., through examples or
anecdotes).
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.6.6
Determine an author's point of view or purpose in a text and explain how
it is conveyed in the text.
