Learning in a digital age/LiDA104/Mass media/Tasks topical news challenge


 * 1) Choose a topical news item from the last 6 months in your country that was widely reported across different. Select a report of the issue from each of the following:
 * 2) * Broadcast television news
 * 3) * Radio news
 * 4) * Hard copy newspaper
 * 5) * Online news report
 * 6) * A few social media references (e.g. blog posts, Tweets, Facebook posts)
 * 7) When selecting your news item check to see if the broadcaster keeps on-demand recordings of the reports.
 * 8) Compare and contrast the reports from the different sources.
 * 9) * Does the reporting angle differ? Why?
 * 10) * Do the same issues re-occur consistently across the reports? Why?
 * 11) Read laterally
 * 12) * Who owns and controls the media source?
 * 13) * Can you determine the circulation / market penetration of the publisher?
 * 14) * Investigate the digital footprint of the reporter / author
 * 15) * Who is the target audience of the publisher?
 * 16) * Review public comments of online sources if enabled on the respective site.
 * 17) Investigate social media coverage of the news item - note trends and themes.