[ISLMA-Share] Bigfoot vs. Fake News

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This is a really interesting dilemma! I think I would point out that the
news anchor/story does not report that Bigfoot is absolutely true. They are
reporting on what alleged eyewitnesses have reported, but the news channel
never states that Bigfoot is undeniably real, and they present both sides
of the story including testimony from skeptics.

I think as part of this discussion you could include information about
sensationalism in the media i.e. why is Brad and Angelina's divorce
front-page news? Yes, it's true they are getting a divorce but it is still
a topic chosen to sell papers due to its sensational nature.

Maybe this is also a good opportunity to talk about different types of news
and the quality of the news being reported by different sources: People
Magazine vs. BBC news.

Thanks for posting,
Sarah Lorraine



On Wed, Feb 15, 2017 at 12:10 PM, Email list for the Illinois School
Library Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> We have been hitting Fake News very hard with our 8th graders.  But now we
> have them asking if stories like Big Foot are considered Fake News.
>
> One student gave us this video
> <http://www.fox16.com/news/news/susanne-brunner_20150816204112482/206463584>as
> his support as to why it's Fake News.
>
> How would you clarify this with the students?
>
> Thanks in advance!
>
> --
> Sincerely,
> Amy Hamernick
> Teacher Librarian
> Century Jr. High
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>
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