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Chase the Fault Lines

Maynard Institute for Journalism Education - Non-Profit - www.mije.org

Studies repeatedly show that skewed news media portrayals of people of color has a devastating effect on our public policy, from issues of school reform to incarceration.

Our project allows users to see how individual perspective determines which facts get included in a news story, and how that, in turn, shapes the overall perspective of the story.

Maynard staff will post several stories on a subject. Users would be given a list of facts and could build their own story, which would then be rated to demonstrate which "fault lines” perspectives are included in the story.

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    Simon A. NurseAdminSimon A. Nurse (Admin, Free Range Studios' Youtopia) shared this idea  ·  Oct 17, 2010  ·  Flag idea as inappropriate…  ·  Admin →
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      • Nancy HomNancy Hom commented  ·  October 20, 2010 11:57 a.m.  ·  Flag as inappropriate  ·  Delete

        Interesting concept

      • dorothy gilliamdorothy gilliam commented  ·  October 20, 2010 8:55 a.m.  ·  Flag as inappropriate  ·  Delete

        Giving Maynard Institute for Journalism Education the technical support to turn their Fault Lines framework into an online game that will help people sort through the various perspectives in the news is urgently needed and gets my vote.

      • Marsha RoseMarsha Rose commented  ·  October 19, 2010 7:06 p.m.  ·  Flag as inappropriate  ·  Delete

        Worthwhile project.

      • Esther RatnerEsther Ratner commented  ·  October 19, 2010 6:41 p.m.  ·  Flag as inappropriate  ·  Delete

        A novel and important project that merits support.

      • David MaynardDavid Maynard commented  ·  October 19, 2010 4:33 p.m.  ·  Flag as inappropriate  ·  Delete

        Glad to help

      • Valarie CasaleValarie Casale commented  ·  October 19, 2010 3:23 p.m.  ·  Flag as inappropriate  ·  Delete

        Thanks for the chance to support something so important.

      • Angela SchapiroAngela Schapiro commented  ·  October 19, 2010 2:31 p.m.  ·  Flag as inappropriate  ·  Delete

        Glad to lend my support

      • Nikki GoldbeckNikki Goldbeck commented  ·  October 19, 2010 1:57 p.m.  ·  Flag as inappropriate  ·  Delete

        Proud to lend my support to this important project.

      • Linda LowenLinda Lowen commented  ·  October 19, 2010 10:42 a.m.  ·  Flag as inappropriate  ·  Delete

        Media literacy is critical to an informed public, and even the most open-minded of news consumers don't realize the bias inherent in much of the content we encounter. This initiative deserves support.

      • Christine TrujilloChristine Trujillo commented  ·  October 19, 2010 10:18 a.m.  ·  Flag as inappropriate  ·  Delete

        As a Chicana, I agree that the news media looks at people of color with its own "lens" and often it isn't positive. It projects its view to millions of people and then we are the ones who struggle trying to defend who we are.

      • frank sotomayorfrank sotomayor commented  ·  October 18, 2010 8:41 p.m.  ·  Flag as inappropriate  ·  Delete

        Understanding how the news media work -- and how to make the media work better -- are more important than ever.

      •  scottfunkhouser scottfunkhouser commented  ·  October 18, 2010 2:25 p.m.  ·  Flag as inappropriate  ·  Delete

        Excellent project. make sure you don't leave out level of education!

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