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Race and Perspective: Contrasting the Police Response to the Capitol Insurrection and Black Lives Matter Protests in TV and Print



In this media literacy activity students compare two opinion pieces, a TV news commentary and a print article, about the police response to Black Lives Matter protests and to the Capitol insurrection on Jan. 6, 2021 for messages about media construction and how our identity influences our views.


Race and Perspective: Contrasting the Police Response to the Capitol Insurrection and Black Lives Matter Protests in TV and Print

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Relevant Subject Area(s)

Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology

Grade Level(s)

High School, College

Media Type(s)

Blog Post, News - Print, Web Video

Author(s)

Sox Sperry

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Resource Standard Common Core ELA Strand
Reading: History Social Studies (RH)