First of all, we were given more details about the contents of the report that we have to do. For the medium chosen, we shall be able to tell: (i) what it does and does not cover; (ii) what they put an emphasis on; (iii) and wether it has any bias. We can also compare it to another source from our own countries. As for the size, it should not be longer than three pages - two pages are probably OK.
After those bits of information, we talked about the sources that we use to get the news. We found out that most of us read or watch the news in our respective native languages, and mainly not from the hard copies of daily newspapers. Our teacher, then, gave us a short presentation on the anglo-saxon way of writing a news report and organizing a newspaper. Basically, the main guiding principle is: "once you finish reading an article, you don't know the point of view of the journalist"; however, bias can still be expressed in a number of ways: by the headlines chosen, by the images associated with the article, by its placement on the newspaper. Even the very inclusion of a story reveals editorial choices - thus, when comparing different sources, it is important to look at what is left out.
Finally, to better illustrate the points made, we read the article 'Middle classes turn to car park handouts', by Sarah O'Connor. The class ended with a little 'contest': each of us had to summarize the article in just one phrase - the shorter, the better.
That's it! I'm sorry it took me so long to post it... But you know, 'better late than never'!
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