| PARENT
ACTIVITIES & DISCUSSION POINTS |
1
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Watch
the local news with your children.
- Discuss the top story.
- Why do you think the story was chosen as the first story?
- Is
it the most important thing that happened that day?
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2
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Which
station’s local newscast do you choose to watch?
- Why?
- Share your reasons with your children.
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3
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Which
news program do you choose to watch—the early news, the
evening news, or the late night news? - How do these
broadcasts differ?
- Which is the most “child friendly”?
- What features make this true?
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4
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With
your children, compare your daily newspaper to television news.
- Compare the top stories on the news program to the top, front-page
story in the paper.
- Discuss similarities and differences.
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5
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Look
at the commercials during the news broadcast.
- What audience
do you think these advertisements are aimed at?
- How do the commercials
differ during different newscasts throughout the day?
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