What Is News
Wednesday 2nd March 2022 Lo: to explore the concept and format of news The main purposes of news To inform people about whet is going on in life To educate To entertain To make money To influence people Different types of news war : ww2 World : business : polotics : tech : science : man on the moon health : coronavirus weather : climate education : family entertainment : local news : sport : celebrity : human interests : LO: To explore the validity to news stories and their origins Fake news : False information used to shape your views, opinions or ideas 1. 2. Fake news often has the aim of damaging the reputation of a person or entity 3. when more than 2 or 3 newspapers are saying the same thing or consider the source, read beyond check the author, check the date, is it a joke?, check your biases, ask the experts 4. Russia nuke the whole of Ukraine today causing mass panic and huge nuclear fallout.