00:00 Pedophile's Guide Ebook
02:20 Wadena voleyball going to state after tornado
04:26 Child Abuse case
04:46 Name of woman who was run over
04:59 Bachmann not going for GOP leadership position in house
05:17 Ramsey county vote totals
05:32 Mayor will pay for recount
05:51 Target field adding things
06:08 NASA going to repair fuel tank
06:33 Cruise ship to reach port tomorrow
07:21 Preview
07:38 Commercials - Hom, Gilette Children's Hospital, BMW, Papa Murphey's, home show, HOM, Kare11, US Bank
10:47 Is it a good idea to tap into your 401K?
13:37 Preview of tomorrow
13:58 Split Rock lit up for anniversary of sinking of Edmund Fitzgerald
15:25 Weather
18:58 Preview
19:26 Commercials - BMW, Jay Leno, Gertens, Allstate, Kare 11, U of M, Kare 11, Cort Furniture, Gertens
22:49 Sports scores
23:05 Sports
27:53 Preview
28:04 Commercials - QuitPlan, Metromix.com, Menards, McDonald's, Clear Choice Dental Implants, Kare 11 PSA about texting and driving, QuitPlan
31:06 Lotto numbers
31:21 Giant bass caught off Jersey shore
32:15 Weather review
32:26 End
Analysis:
The news seemed to be divided into thirds - first is news, second is weather and third is sports. Interspersed are lots of commercials. I was most surprised by the commercials. The commercial, such as BMW and HOM furniture, seemed to be targeted towards upper middle class white Americans older than 40. The longest news story clocked in at 2:26 seconds and was about Wadena's high school girls' volleyball team going to state even though a tornado tore apart their town in June. This newscast did not have many 'downer' news stories. It mostly tried to stay upbeat and ended on a note about a giant fish caught by a teen girl.
Activity with students:
For an activity, I would have the students do picture logs of the news. The goal of this activity will be to look through a lens (race, gender, social class) at the news. The students will create a journal of the images they see. For example, they will note who is interviewed during certain news stories and the certain images (b-roll) during stories. For example, what I have noticed is that during any story about Somalis, a picture of the Riverside Towers is shown. The students will then pick a story from their log to critique through a lens. Students will then make a chart including what the story is, who it shows and what it means. We will get a collection of this from the entire class and begin to discuss what the news does in the media.
First off, I have to apologize for what a HUGE hypocrite I am. The other night, I was dishing out some good-natured jibes about "making sure to respond to your blog partner's posts", and I had completely spaced out responding to this. [tail_between_legs] :)
ReplyDeleteAnd now, my comments:
I just HATE how much time is dedicated to sports on the news. It's not news! It doesn't impact the world or our lives in any real or meaningful way, yet people place so much importance on it, and that drives me nuts...
Good idea for a classroom activity. I doubt many young people stop and think enough about how the stock images and b-roll footage thrown up during news segments serve to influence their perceptions and interpretations. Anything to get them thinking outside that box is great...