1. Have students read the report, "The Shape of the Coronavirus News Story."
  2. Using the report, engage students in the following discussion/writing prompt:
    1. What surprises you about Figure 2, the heat map of top news outlets contributing the most news to the coronavirus story?
  3. Activities:
    1. Compare coverage in the same source for two different dates about an aspect of Covid-19 that changed, such as mask wearing, treatments, effect on children, etc.
    2. Compare coverage of Covid-19 for a set time period between two metropolitan dailies, like The Seattles Times or Los Angeles Times 

      Tip: To do these activities, use library news databases or Google. To make Google search for a specific news source on a specific date:
      • Use site: to restrict searches to a particular news source
      • Use Tools to click on Anytime and then select Custom range..., and use the same day for start and end

LEARNING ACTIVITY SLIDES: COMPARING NEWS SOURCES AND COVERAGE