Topic : Transgender people in Thailand
Understand the core tenants of media literacy and how it impacts human rights and womens rights.
You must examine how 5 different national and international news stations cover this story. Discuss the larger issues of how it may relate to human rights or women's rights.
-What is the "angle of the story" and how does it differ?
-How much coverage is the story getting (front page, or bottom of page--where is it positioned)
-Who is telling the story (how much time do anchors, pundits, opinion writers, or the people living the story (survivors etc) get to discuss the story
-Based on the information you collected, who is telling the story most objectively or accurately? How did you come to your conclusion.
-After weighing the many different sides of the issue, write in your own words about precisely what is happening in the conflict.
-Please discuss how you see the conflict unfolding by the end of the year.