facing history and ourselves
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Facing History and Facing History and OurselvesOurselves
www.facinghistory.org
Facing History and Ourselves Facing History and Ourselves Workshop:Workshop: Reporter Reporter
INVESTIGATION 1
Why don’t people act?
Confronting Psychic Numbing
Facing History and Ourselves Facing History and Ourselves Workshop:Workshop: Reporter Reporter
Essential Questions
What motivates us to act on behalf of others we do not personally know?
What is ‘psychic numbing,’ and how does it impact how we report and receive news?
OurselvesOurselves
THINK---What recent news story has
sparked compassion or empathy in you, and what was the impact of these feelings?
The PastThe Past
Page 15, first 2 paragraphs
Professor Larry LangerHolocaust scholar
REPORTERREPORTER
AS YOU WATCH…
Think about why “psychic numbing” occurs…
After ViewingAfter Viewing
What image or idea stands out to you?
Based on this clip, why does psychic numbing occur?
Mother Theresa, Nobel LaureateMother Theresa, Nobel Laureate
“If I look at the mass, I will never act.
If I look at the one, I will.”
Quoted in Quoted in Teaching ReporterTeaching Reporter, p. 11, p. 11
ActivityActivity
With a partner…Read handout & select 1 quote that resonates.
Discuss: When you reflect on the quote--what are the connections, if any, to your own experiences &/or the film clip?
BREAKBREAK
What can we
do?
What can we do?
Teaching Reporter “What can we do to help?”, p. 46-7
Educate self and othersTake actionDon’t forget your backyard
Web Resources, p. 50-2
Web Resources--Highlights
Enough Project Current situations & advocacy tools
HSJ.org (American Society of News Editors) High school journalism
Coalition to Stop the Use of Child Soldiers Current information & Red Hand Day (Feb. 12)Current information & Red Hand Day (Feb. 12)
Making Media, Making Sense, Making a Difference Lesson Ideas
Teaching Reporter, p. 50-52
Opportunities
Contact Us: [email protected] [email protected]
Join Us—Jan. 27-28 Intro to Facing History:
Holocaust & Human Behavior (qualifying)
Mar. 21-Apr. 1 Reporter Online Workshop
Apr. 7 Worse than War workshop
June/Aug. Summer Seminars (qualifying)
Cleveland Region
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Facing History and Ourselves Program StaffMark Swaim-Fox, Director
Pamela Donaldson, Senior Program AssociateSusan Oehler Herrick, Program Associate
www.facinghistory.org216-321-9220
Seeing Things Differently
www.seeafricadifferently.com
Teaching Reporter, p. 42
Student Writing & Reporting
Nicholas Kristof’s blog & comment form http://kristof.blogs.nytimes.com/
Scholastic—News Writing http://www.teacher.scholastic.com/writewit/news/step2.htm
CNN iReporter Assignments: http://ireport.cnn.com/ir-topic-
stories.jspa?topicId=400749
I Reporter Boot Camp—interviewing tips: http://www.cnn.com/2010/IREPORT/10/01/interview.tips.irpt/
index.html
More Lesson Ideas
Making Media, Making Sense, Making a Difference website Resources--Lesson Ideas
After Viewing--Writing and Researching Letter to Nicholas Kristof “Win a Trip with Nick” essay Write an article re your own community Create a front pageCreate a front page Track stories on the newsTrack stories on the news Review Journalists’ ethics codesReview Journalists’ ethics codes Read columns by Nicholas KristofRead columns by Nicholas Kristof Lesson Ideas
Teaching Reporter, p. 50-52
Digital Media NetworkDigital Media NetworkFacing History and OurselvesFacing History and Ourselves
93 percent of teens (12-17) go online on a daily 93 percent of teens (12-17) go online on a daily basisbasis
93 percent of young adults (18-29) go online daily93 percent of young adults (18-29) go online daily 74 percent of all adults (18 and up) go online daily74 percent of all adults (18 and up) go online daily
Teens spend, on average, 9 hours a week Teens spend, on average, 9 hours a week onlineonline..
Facing History and Ourselves’ website each year:Facing History and Ourselves’ website each year:> 700,000 visits from people in 215 countries> 700,000 visits from people in 215 countries
(2.6 million page views)(2.6 million page views)
Cleveland Region
[email protected][email protected][email protected][email protected]
Facing History and Ourselves Program StaffMark Swaim-Fox, Director
Pamela Donaldson, Senior Program AssociateSusan Oehler Herrick, Program Associate
www.facinghistory.org216-321-9220