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LU1203 (Colvin): How Information is SHARED

Think About:

  • How do people with information reach their audience?
  • How does the author's audience & intent impact the information’s format?

On the flip side:

  • How does the format (ex: article, book, new column), platform (ex: databases), or tone/language reveal the intended audience and/or purpose?

  • How does money impact how information is SHARED? 

IN CLASS ACTIVITIES 

1st Activity

Your Group will be given a few sources. You will learn the creators, the purpose, intended audience, and format.  Then you will teach your classmates how to identify your source. 

  • Scholarly articles
  • Trade Publications
  • Books
  • Encyclopedia ex: Gettyburg
  • Infographics 
  • Newspaper – (Editorial, Op-ed, Letter to the Editor, Column, News Story, Featured Story, Press Release, and News Analysis.)
  • Policy Briefs 
  • PSA
  • Podcasts & Blogs
  • Reports
  • Memos 

Public Service Announcements (PSA) : 

 an announcement made for the good of the public

Infographic

 a chart, diagram, or illustration (as in a book or magazine, or on a website) that uses graphic elements to present information in a visually striking way

 

Report: 

an account given of a particular matter, especially in the form of an official document, after thorough investigation or consideration by an appointed person or body. ex: "the chairman's annual report"


Types of documents the executive branch prepares and distributes are :

  • reports
  • research reports
  • statistical publications
  • fact sheets
  • handbooks and manuals
  • presidential papers
  • budgets
  • maps and atlases 
  • pamphlets

 

Policy Brief 

A policy brief is a concise summary of a particular issue, the policy options to deal with it, and some recommendations on the best option.

Blog

1 computera website that contains online personal reflections, comments, and often hyperlinks, videos, and photographs provided by the writer alsothe contents of such a site

2a regular feature appearing as part of an online publication that typically relates to a particular topic and consists of articles and personal commentary by one or more authors a technology blog

Memorandum (Memo):

a written message in business or diplomacy.

News 

2nd Activity

What is it & how can you use it responsible in a scholarly paper? 

  • What is it?
  • Where could you find it?
  • Who made it and what are their qualifications?
  • Who is the intended audience?
  • What is the intended purpose?
  • How could it be used in a scholarly research project? 
  • What is it?
  • Where could you find it?
  • Who made it and what are their qualifications?
  • Who is the intended audience?
  • What is the intended purpose?
  • How could it be used in a scholarly research project? 

 

  • What is it?
  • Where could you find it?
  • Who made it and what are their qualifications?
  • Who is the intended audience?
  • What is the intended purpose?
  • How could it be used in a scholarly research project?