Create Media Literate Students
(as published by The National Council For Social Studies on its website, http://www.ncss.org in reaction to the events of September 11)

• How does the commercial nature of many media outlets affect the reporting of news?

• In a race to be first, do news organizations report as fact rumor and speculation?
• Do commentators editorialize to provoke certain emotions?
• Because of speculation by the media, are certain groups subject to irrational
  persecution or violence in retaliation?