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Media literacy exercise about frontpages on bin laden's death

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1) Osama bin Laden was killed in an operation by U.S. forces in Pakistan on May 1, 2011. 2) The document analyzes newspaper front pages from the U.S. reporting on bin Laden's death and asks students to observe differences in headlines, styles, and perspectives between papers. 3) Students are asked to interpret the use of pronouns in some headlines that frame the event as something "we" or "they" accomplished and to draw conclusions about the overall front page coverage.

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Analyzing frontpages on Bin Laden, the Americans and the world - a media literacy exercise
Previous remarks Look closely at油the油following slides reproducing frontpages of USA newspapers, concerning 油the油operation that油led to the death油of油Osama油Bin油Laden, in a油compound油in Pakistan, on May 1, 2011. It is suggested油that the following油exercises油be油adapted油to the context油in which油they are油madeas well as to the aimed goals. (際際滷s油8-12 refer油to油newspapers油of Monday,油May 2,油and the油remaining油 to油newspapers of油Tuesday,油May, 3).
Description 1.油Reconstruct油what油happened油on Sunday,油May 1, connected with油this event.油 Which油sources油to consult?油 What is油the nature油of these油sources?
Contextualization 2.油Contextualize油what happened:油 historical background, September 11th,油 Why油the油operation had油elapsed油in Pakistan. Understand油the role of油this油country油and油the油USA油in this油event.
Analysis 1 3.油Analysis油of油the油frontpages: a)油Observe油each油one of the slides and write down all油the油impressions and油questions油that have arisen. b) Characterize油the styles油of油front pages油observed (take油into account油the design,油the headlines size,油the colors, photos, etc.).油Establish油affinity groups.
Analysis 2 C) Distinguish油the油first day headlines from those of the second油day; D) Compare slide 11 with slide 12; E) 際際滷 14 explains How they got him and slide 15 How we got him. How do you interpret this different use of pronouns?
Analysis 3 F) Please comment slide 18. G) For the same event, we read in slide 19 the one-word headline Retribution and the one-word headline Reflection. How do you interpret and comment? 4. What are your overall conclusions about this frontpage coverage? Write down a paragraph about it.
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Media literacy exercise about frontpages on bin laden's death

  • 1. Analyzing frontpages on Bin Laden, the Americans and the world - a media literacy exercise
  • 2. Previous remarks Look closely at油the油following slides reproducing frontpages of USA newspapers, concerning 油the油operation that油led to the death油of油Osama油Bin油Laden, in a油compound油in Pakistan, on May 1, 2011. It is suggested油that the following油exercises油be油adapted油to the context油in which油they are油madeas well as to the aimed goals. (際際滷s油8-12 refer油to油newspapers油of Monday,油May 2,油and the油remaining油 to油newspapers of油Tuesday,油May, 3).
  • 3. Description 1.油Reconstruct油what油happened油on Sunday,油May 1, connected with油this event.油 Which油sources油to consult?油 What is油the nature油of these油sources?
  • 4. Contextualization 2.油Contextualize油what happened:油 historical background, September 11th,油 Why油the油operation had油elapsed油in Pakistan. Understand油the role of油this油country油and油the油USA油in this油event.
  • 5. Analysis 1 3.油Analysis油of油the油frontpages: a)油Observe油each油one of the slides and write down all油the油impressions and油questions油that have arisen. b) Characterize油the styles油of油front pages油observed (take油into account油the design,油the headlines size,油the colors, photos, etc.).油Establish油affinity groups.
  • 6. Analysis 2 C) Distinguish油the油first day headlines from those of the second油day; D) Compare slide 11 with slide 12; E) 際際滷 14 explains How they got him and slide 15 How we got him. How do you interpret this different use of pronouns?
  • 7. Analysis 3 F) Please comment slide 18. G) For the same event, we read in slide 19 the one-word headline Retribution and the one-word headline Reflection. How do you interpret and comment? 4. What are your overall conclusions about this frontpage coverage? Write down a paragraph about it.
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  • 20. Thank you mjspinto [@] gmail.com