Gonder Zone Network

Each group will prepare a mini-portfolio of the corporation’s holdings and financial reports.

In their groups, students will analyze possible corporate business factors that could be adverse to fairness and ethical reporting of the news.

Individually students will write one-page analyses of the portfolios using the essential questions as guides.

Understanding Goals:

Some of the Essential Questions you may want to focus on are:

Does it matter who tells the news?
In view of the Freedom of the Press, should media giants control the media? Do they help or hinder the reporting of the news?
How do these media giants objectively report the news? What positive purposes do they serve in the world of media? Should they be regulated?
What information do news consumers need to know about the companies that own the media?
Was this what the creators of the constitution had in mind when they ratified “Freedom of the Press”?
Are the media businesses and/or should they be?
What is the purpose of a business?
Can big business objectively report the news and make a profit?
Do media giants have specific political philosophies or are they totally objective?
Does a media giant’s philosophy decide what stories are reported and how they are reported?

Why are we doing this? We should know this:

· The effects of corporate ownership and mass advertising on the nation's news

· Definition of “media monopoly”

· The relationship between high finance and media, media control and fairness, unbiased reporting

California State Standards We Will Address

2.0 Reading Comprehension (Focus on Informational Materials)

Structural Features of Informational Materials

2.1 Analyze the structure and format of functional workplace documents,

including the graphics and headers, and explain how authors use the

features to achieve their purposes.

2.2 Prepare a bibliography of reference materials for a report using a

variety of consumer, workplace, and public documents. Comprehension

Analysis of Grade-Level-Appropriate Text

2.3 Generate relevant questions about readings on issues that can be

researched.

2.4 Synthesize the content from several sources or works by a single

author dealing with a single issue; paraphrase the ideas and connect them

to other sources and related topics to demonstrate comprehension.

2.8 Evaluate the credibility of an author's argument or defense of a claim

by critiquing the relationship between generalizations and evidence, the

comprehensiveness of evidence, and the way in which the author's intent

affects the structure and tone of the text (e.g., in professional

journals, editorials, political speeches, primary source material).

Writing

Organization and Focus

1.1 Establish a controlling impression or coherent thesis that conveys a

clear and distinctive perspective on the subject and maintain a consistent

tone and focus throughout the piece of writing.

1.2 Use precise language, action verbs, sensory details, appropriate

modifiers, and the active rather than the passive voice.

Research and Technology

1.3 Use clear research questions and suitable research methods (e.g.,

library, electronic media, personal interview) to elicit and present

evidence from primary and secondary sources.

1.4 Develop the main ideas within the body of the composition through

supporting evidence (e.g., scenarios, commonly held beliefs, hypotheses,

definitions).

1.5 Synthesize information from multiple sources and identify complexities

and discrepancies in the information and the different perspectives found

in each medium (e.g., almanacs, microfiche, news sources, in-depth field

studies, speeches, journals, technical documents).

How to Use This Report Template

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Competitor	Current Share	Share in 3 Yrs.
Largest competitor	50%	30%
Second largest competitor	25%	20%
Third largest competitor	15%	12%

Table. Projected Growth of Competitors.

How To Edit Table Text

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GZN GLOBAL MEDIA GIANT (Outline)

Introduction: Controlling Statement Thesis

(For Example: The GonderZone Network is an honest and trustworthy source of news and information.)

I. ABOUT GZN: Straight From GZN (The first sub-topic)

A. Their Philosophy (First supporting information for the sub-topic)

1. Detail of the information

2. Detail of the information

B. Their Financial Holdings (Second supporting information for the sub-topic)

1. Detail of the information

2. Detail of the information

II. ABOUT GZN: From the Media Watch Dogs (The second sub-topic)

A. Their Philosophy (First supporting information for the sub-topic)

1. Detail of the information

2. Detail of the information

B. Their Financial Holdings (Second supporting information for the sub-topic)

1. Detail of the information

2. Detail of the information

III. Truth or Consequences? (The third sub-topic)

A. Compare (First supporting information for the sub-topic)

1. Detail of the information

2. Detail of the information

B. Contrast (Second supporting information for the sub-topic)

1. Detail of the information

2. Detail of the information

Conclusion: Whom Do We Believe? Why?

Works Cited

First reference. The text begins at the left margin of the paper. Lines are double-spaced. When the entry is longer than one line, the second line is automatically indented five spaces.

Additional references

Resources. Research using Internet

www.cnn.com

www.fox.com

www.tribunebroadcasting.com

www.CBS.com

http://www.fair.org/extra/9711/gmg.html

http://www.fair.org/media-woes/corporate.html

http://www.projectcensored.org/default.html

http://www.thirdworldtraveler.com/Media/MediaControl_US.html

http://www.cjr.org/owners/

CHECKLIST

1. The outline

q The introduction states the main topic or idea of the outline, and the conclusion summarizes it.

q Each sub-topic describes the main idea for a paragraph.

q Supporting information and details for a sub-topic are listed under the sub-topic with each piece of information listed separately.

q When supporting information is listed under a sub-topic, there are at least two pieces of information listed. If there is only one piece of information to support a sub-topic, the information is included in the sub-topic.

2. The report

q The report follows the organization of the outline.

q Each paragraph in the report matches a sub-topic in the outline, and presents the information and details listed under the sub-topic.

q Each paragraph includes a topic sentence that summarizes the main idea of the paragraph.

q Every sentence begins with a capital letter.

q Every sentence ends with a period, question mark, or exclamation mark.

q All words are spelled correctly.

q There are no missing words.

3. Works cited

q Every source has a specific reference in the report. Include only the sources that are mentioned in the report.

q Each entry follows the correct format for the type of reference.

q Entries are listed in alphabetical order according to the author’s last name.