TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

Background/
Introduction/
Standards


Key Quotes 

Objectives/
Preparing Students


Critical Inquiry

Media Literacy

Teaching Suggestion
(NCSS)

Links to Other
Lesson Plans

Links to Candidates
Websites/Streams


NEW
Ad Watch Columns
(evaluating spots 
for accuracy)


Past Campaign Ads


In The News
(news stories to read/access/download)  
 

Links to Campaign/Election
news resources

Election sites for
Teachers and students


Web Resources

Recommended Texts

Recommended
Videos
 
 
 


 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Role of Media in Elections: 
Helping Students Understand Media's Influence

by Frank Baker, media educator
(Workshops available; contact me)

©2004


               LINKS TO CAMPAIGN/ELECTION NEWS & RESOURCES


ABC News
 
Democracy In Action
2008 website
Political News Today
AOL Election Guide Fox News
You Decide 2008
Politics1.com
Boston Globe's
Primary Source
Greenville (SC) News politico.com
Campaign & Elections Magazine Los Angeles Times The State (SC) Newspaper
Local/State Politics
Campaign Desk (CJR) McClatchy Election 2008
Time Magazine's
Real Clear Politics (blog)
 
CBS News Politics Site MSNBC/2008 US News & World Report
CNNPolitics.com New York Times
Politics
Vote Smart 2008 Presidential Candidates
Command Post PBS
 By The People
Washington Post 
  On Politics

Yahoo's Election 2008
 
 Can Democracy Survive The Media? (Sept. 2004)

Site Updated on: 12/06/2007