class 6 for blog pdf
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Gateway to Media
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Gulf Oil Spill
• What do you know?
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• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XLiqvZOP8TY&feature=related
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Imagine that you are ...
• ... a reporter assigned to cover the spill
• Where/how do you begin?
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Who or what ...
• ... has something at stake in this spill?
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What’s my point of view / agenda?
• Tony Hayward, BP
• Tony Smith, fisherman
• Barack Obama
• John Paul, scientist
• Robert Thomas, environmentalist
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Who said this?• Tony Hayward, BP
• Tony Smith, fisherman
• Barack Obama
• John Paul, scientist
• Robert Thomas, environmentalist
• The wetlands are deteriorating at an incredible clip
• There are changes (in the Gulf) that are very slight, that might not be seen for years
• My industry is gone.
• The Gulf Spill is a tragedy that never should have happened.
• We’re dealing with a massive and potentially unprecedented disaster.
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• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKcrDaiGE2s
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• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DyejRjyK8w&feature=channel
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I said this ...• Robert Thomas,
environmentalist
• Tony Smith, fisherman
• John Paul, scientist
• Tony Hayward, BP
• Barack Obama
• The wetlands are deteriorating at an incredible clip
• My industry is gone.
• There are changes (in the Gulf) that are very slight, that might not be seen for years
• The Gulf Spill is a tragedy that never should have happened.
• We’re dealing with a massive and potentially unprecedented disaster.
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When you search for sources, ask yourself ...
• What is at stake for this person, organization?
• What is his her point of view, agenda?
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Is your mommy a
doctor?
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How will you find sources?
• One way = Take apart an article
• NY Times article
• Google Doc
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Remember
• Every story has a history
• It exists in a context
• You must understand that historical context
• What is the historical context for the Gulf spill?