MeLiTa
Lessons
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Editor-in-chief
This lesson explores the basics of editorial processing and the role of news editors. Students learn about journalistic ethics and standards by analyzing real or mock-up articles before approving them for publication.
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Journalist for a day
In this lesson, students learn about the basics of writing a news article, analyze the work of their peers, and discuss the strong and weak points of the articles produced.
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New Media 4: Multimedia
In this lesson, students will delve into the world of multimedia journalism by analyzing and discussing examples.
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PLEASE NOTE!
New media consists of 6 lessons, but only "New media 1: What is new media?" and New media 6: The future" are compulsory. The 4 production lessons, in which students create their own new media, are fun and informative, but not all of them have to be done.
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New Media 6: The Future of New Media
In this final lesson, students will reflect on what they have learned in this module and imagine the future of new media.
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PLEASE NOTE!
New media consists of 6 lessons, but only "New media 1: What is new media?" and New media 6: The future" are compulsory. The 4 production lessons, in which students create their own new media, are fun and informative, but not all of them have to be done.
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Stakeholders 1 — Identifying stakeholders in media
Understanding the role of different stakeholders in a given news bite (or, indeed, a media environment) provides students with a deeper comprehension of the complex dynamics that influence media content, production, distribution, and reception.
Learning how to identify different stakeholders and their importance is a key step to becoming a more informed and critical media consumer.
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Stakeholders 2 — Analysing stakeholder biases
Media messages are not created in a vacuum; they are shaped by various stakeholders (individuals, groups, or organizations) with specific interests and goals.
Moreover, the media we choose to consume, whether by choosing to watch one YouTube video on a certain topic over another or gravitating towards certain news outlets over others, often reveals our own biases.
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Stakeholders 3 — Mock debate
In this lesson plan, students assume the roles of various stakeholders and provide input on contentious events or polarising news stories.
The exercise enables them to become more comfortable identifying the arguments underpinning specific stances towards contested social issues and public speaking without having to master the key elements of formal debating.