description of activity
Play the 1m 15s of this video in your language: https://newsroom.consilium.europa.eu/events/migration-crisis-the-inside-story.
Discuss what elements are being used in the segment and to what effect (images, editing, effects, music, who are at the centre of the images…).
Play 3m of this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNPAeA5u138 Published on Aug 7, 2015 (this should be played as a video) or a similar video in your preferred language
Discuss what elements are being used in the segment and to what effect (images, editing, effects, music, who are at the centre of the images…).
Discuss on how the message is constructed in media around specific issues,
- questions around migration feature in the crime pages of newspapers creating an unconscious association between migrants and crime.
- Do media victimise the victims by the way stories are being told?
- Is it the role of media to entertain or to challenge the audience?
- How can we tell these stories in a different way?
Some unfortunate approaches:
ASSESSING THE LEARNING OUTCOMES
Ask the participants to rewrite or retold one of the stories following best practice guidelines. Also, observe the discussion around the topics: do the participants get it?
Do they use appropriate terminology?
Has the context and the representation of the individual changed?
Do participants find that retelling the story in a different way requires extra effort? If so, why?