VIDEO: Media Frenzy and the Forgotten Refugees

(October 26, 2007) As the California fires rage and millions of Americans are displaced, the US media has mobilized, devoting almost all their coverage to the event. But what about coverage of...

LEARNING GOAL: How do we compare two humanitarian stories in the news: one from the United States and one international? How do we analyze media coverage and the way decisions about reporting are made? How can we construct our own news report?
Grades: 6-8     

Subjects: Language Arts