{"id":1096,"date":"2018-10-29T21:47:36","date_gmt":"2018-10-29T21:47:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fm.hunter.cuny.edu\/journalism\/?p=1096"},"modified":"2018-10-29T21:50:11","modified_gmt":"2018-10-29T21:50:11","slug":"news-literacy-class-gets-research-tips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fm.hunter.cuny.edu\/journalism\/index.php\/2018\/10\/29\/news-literacy-class-gets-research-tips\/","title":{"rendered":"Research Tips for News Literacy Class"},"content":{"rendered":"

Macaulay honors students in Prof. Sissel McCarthy\u2019s news literacy class took a deep dive on how to find both primary and secondary sources for their final research paper with media studies librarian Tony Doyle. <\/p>\n

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Librarian Tony Doyle shares research resources with News Literacy students. (Click photo to enlarge)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Students will be writing about how they use their news literacy skills to find and evaluate news stories about a top issue of the day, like Medicare for all or arming teachers in schools. <\/span><\/p>\n

The final research paper will showcase their critical thinking skills and their ability to come to an informed opinion on a complex issue. <\/span><\/p>\n

Doyle shared several research tips with students and demonstrated how keywords \u201cand”, \u201cbut” \u201c*\u201d (asterisk) and \u201c!\u201d (exclamation point) ” save time. <\/span><\/p>\n

He also warned students that too many search terms will narrow your results considerably and that less is usually more when working with databases.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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