Publication Date
2016
Selected Works Department
Libraries
Document Type
Article
Abstract
Journalism professors are concerned with how effectively students understand current news events and engage with mainstream news sources. This essay is based on a survey administered to students in a newswriting course and analyzed the kinds of current news that students followed in weekly assignments designed with a digital, interactive approach. Some outcomes indicated that students’ grades improved, breaking news and crime were the stories students followed the most, and students appeared to engage better with news sources through the interactive exercise. This essay also discusses practical implications for educators who are searching for innovative ways to boost media literacy and current news discussions in their classrooms.
File Name
Price001_FT
Recommended Citation
Price, Elizabeth, "Not another quiz: An approach to engage today's students in meaningful current events discussions" (2016). Selected Works. 537.
https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/selectedworks/537
