Anglais activité de journalisme

correction : Write a short paragraph on a forum warning people about fake news.

We need to be careful because nowadays there is a lot of fake news around us on
social networks. Every day dozens / hundreds of fake news stories are published.
These can be articles or news reports and it is often / sometimes difficult to distinguish between true stories and fake ones.
B Think for yourself !

Look at the cartoon and the short text.

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1. Present the source.

this cartoon was made by sellas in 2017 for the yellow journalist

1. Describe the cartoon: place, characters, situation, headlines.

in the foreground there is the director who laughs at their stupidity because they buy newspapers and in the background there are people who buy newspaper articles but in reality it is not interesting

1. What can you guess about the situation of the two men on the left-hand side?

the two men are suspicious and know that the newspapers are not telling the truth

1. Compare their situation with the man named Hearst.

the man named Hearst is already very rich, we see him with his clothes while the other two men are desperate

1. What sort of journalism does the man on the right-hand side symbolize? Why?

he makes fake news to make money that's why he laughs because people buy newspapers

1. Look at the two readers in the middle of the cartoon.                                                                                                What headlines are they rather interested in reading? What does it reveal about the evolution of the media today?

readers are attracted to the headline and often readers are more attracted to fake news

1. What does Sellas want to say through this cartoon?

sellas wants to show the truth

        🡪 Why are some sources getting less reliable than others?

because some people want more money and so they do everything to earn it

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