Media Preview - Class 2 (Kairos)

1. How does the news media practice agenda setting and issue framing, and how do institutions seek to influence these practices?

1. 2. How has the news media industry evolved over the past century, and what is future of the news media industry?

1. HW Discussion: EQ #1 - Agenda Setting and Issue Framing
• After completing the 3-2-1 HW on Arango: After Troops Leave, What Happens to Iraq? (Fresh Air), let's add more to our responses to this essential question.
• How does Iraq compete with JonBenet Ramsey?
• Do we often hear/see stories from Iraq, Afghanistan, etc? Why or why not?
• How does Arango frame the state of affairs?
• Other reactions?
2. Film Analysis: EQ #1 and EQ #2
• As we finish Page One: Inside the NY Times (Cue to 00:47:25), let's continue to answer the essential questions by learning from the following segments. After we watch each one, we will look at the related link below.
• David Carr debates with Vice executives
• David Carr debates with Newser 
• Bill Keller must decide on an offer from Wikileaks
• Bruce Headlam and others must decide how to respond to an NBC report
• David Carr investigates the collapse of the Chicago Tribune
• You can follow the following individuals from the film on Twitter.
• David Carr (@carr2n)
• Brian Stelter (@brianstelter)
• Bill Keller (@nytkeller)
• Jill Abramson (@jillabramson)

Media Preview - Class 1 (Kairos)

1. How does the news media practice agenda setting and issue framing, and how do institutions seek to influence these practices?

1. 2. How has the news media industry evolved over the past century, and what is future of the news media industry?

1. Discuss: EQ #1 and EQ #2
• After completing the 3-2-1 HW on Part 1 and Part 2 of Julian Assange: The Man Behind WikiLeaks (60 Minutes), how can we begin to answer these essential questions?
2. Film Analysis: EQ #1 and EQ #2
• As we watch Page One: Inside the NY Times, how can we continue to answer these essential questions?
• Take notes with concrete examples

Unit I Test

1. How does the news media practice agenda setting and issue framing, and how do political institutions seek to influence these practices?

1. Federalism Wrap-up: 
• Article IV Governs Relationships Among the States
• If a criminal flees from California to Nevada, how can CA retrieve the criminal?
• Extradition clause
• Why is a CA driver's license recognized when you are driving in Nevada?
• Full Faith and Credit clause
• Should a marriage license granted to a same-sex couple in Massachusetts be recognized in California?
• This issue is currently in the courts... what constitutional argument would you make if you were the attorney representing the same-sex couple? 
• Unfunded Mandates
• What is an unfunded mandate?
• How did the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) use unfunded mandates?
• What did the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act do?
2. Test: Unit I
• 42 Multiple Choice 
• Caution: skip #21-29 on the scantron! They do not exist on the test.
• 1 Free Response Question
• On the page, snswer each letter (a, b, c...) with a fully developed paragraph.
3. Twitter: News Analysis
• When you finish the test, check in on the class conversation at the correct hashtag
• Reply to recent tweets in the hashtag (and include the class hashtag)
• Retweet tweets from your timeline (and include the class hashtag)
• When everyone is done with the test, we will look for examples of agenda setting and issue framing
• Tweet a link (with class hashtag) with a brief explanation of how it reflects agenda setting or issue framing
• How do news organizations or reporters set the agenda differently?
• How do news organizations or reporters frame the issues differently?