Be the Editor
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Average Duration
30-60 min.
Difficulty Level
2.5
Lesson Host
Self-guided interactive lesson
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Test your news judgment by selecting the most newsworthy stories to feature on the homepage of your news site, then explain your choices.

News literacy topics

News judgment

Learning objectives

  • I can apply and extend my news judgment skills by comparing the newsworthiness of a group of dissimilar news stories and support and defend my choices.

Essential questions

  • How should news organizations decide which news reports to feature as the top stories of the day?
  • What are the general criteria news organizations use to determine which stories to feature more prominently than others?