Without saying anything, listen to your partner speak as long as they can about one news story they know about. If they talk about any of the topics below, tick that box. When they can’t think of anything else to say, ask them questions about some of the topics that haven’t been ticked. Read through all the categories below before your partner starts speaking.
What happened
Place it happened
People involved/ People to blame
Time it happened
Reasons why it happened
Consequences (past, present and future), and how long they have/ will last
Similarities to other events
How important it is
How and where it has been reported
Your reaction
Other people’s reactions
Amount and quality of coverage by the media and how it compares to coverage of other news stories
Variation of coverage from different sources
Memorable images and quotes
If it is controversial or not, and why
If it or something similar is likely to happen again
If it is a well known story or not, and why
If it is the top story/ front page story or not, and why
When, where and how you first heard about it
Things you still don’t know about it/ would like to know more about
Most interesting/ disturbing/ important aspect of the story
Why you chose this story to talk about
How long this story will be remembered/ talked about
Other stories that were happening at the same time and how this story and how it was covered compares
The best news source for this story
Unreliable news sources for this story
What commentators and people you know think about this story
Do the same, but with an anecdote or rumour someone you know told you. This time you will need to make up your own extra questions to ask your partner when they have finished speaking.
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