Cable News & Moral Psychology

Objective

• Evaluate the journalistic methods of cable news shows
• Analyze the differences between liberals and conservatives.

Agenda

1. No written warm-up. Instead, be ready to discuss the following questions:
1. Which news program or network did the best/worst job of presenting the news?
2. Consider examples of...
1. Political Bias (liberal/conservative?)
2. Corporate Bias (profits/ratings?)
3. News vs. Entertainment
4. Depth of Reporting / Story Choices
5. Language
2. Discussion
1. Small group discussions
2. Votes...
1. "Worst network"
2. "Worst show"
3. "Best network"
4. "Best show"
3. TED Friday - Jon Haidt on Liberals and Conservatives
1. A Brief Review of the Terms
2. Our class...
1. Liberals? Conservatives? Libertarians? Socialists? Moderates?
3. TED Talk (20 minutes)
4. Discussion: Do you agree with his message?
5. News Article: The Political Brain