Students will find three news items or stories in the media that appeared in social media, newspapers, TV or radio within the last 12 months and related to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Students will frame each of these items within their socioeconomic, educational or political contexts. They must justify their selections of the news item based on a set of criteria that they develop. They will critically analyse the significance of the reported stories and reflect upon them in the light of their declared criteria which should include the understanding of news makers or reports of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, cultures and histories.
Students should consider in their account the following questions?
Are the perspectives of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, cultures and histories been considered? How were they portrayed? Why are these perspectives portrayed as given in each news item or story?
What is the relevance of each of these news items to the students respective local community in general and the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander in particular?
Does the news item include any particular stereotyping or bias? Why? Where is the evidence of bias? How this reported evidence is supported logically and in the literature?
Is there consistency in the reporting of the news items across the media? Why?
Students will prepare a personal reflection on each story and its significance. They will support their reflections by examples derived from the analysis of the news item, its context and the relevant literature.
Criteria:
Introduction and Conclusion
Personal Reflection and Critical Analysis
Structure and Development of ideas
Creative Thinking
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