News stories are widely available in a variety of media formats, including the internet (on social media platforms, for example), television and radio, and traditional print newspapers. In all of those forms, media bias can be displayed through news headlines, stories, and accompanying images by means of which information is selected for inclusion, how the information is presented, and what is deliberately left out. In this activity, students will analyze headlines and images related to recent national protests and the Black Lives Matter movement to learn about potential media bias and the different forms it can take.
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