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ERIC Number: EJ282017
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1983
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Using Pennsylvania's Three Mile Island Accident as a Case Study to Analyze Newspaper Coverage: A Diary of Events and Suggestions for Teaching Strategies.
Susskind, Jacob L.
Social Studies Journal, v12 p51-60 Spr 1983
Methods for studying the coverage of the same current news story in several newspapers are outlined. Secondary school students critically examine news reporting, detect false or propagandistic reports, and learn to weigh and judge evidence. An example using the Three Mile Island nuclear accident is provided. (KC)
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Critical Thinking, Current Events, History Instruction, News Reporting, Newspapers, Secondary Education
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher
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Audience: Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers: Three Mile Island