Week Five

Week Five
Maori in the Media

Last week we looked at how information and perspectives can differ when shared by old or new media. This week we will take a look at some groups which are often misrepresented in the media and take a look at how and why this happens.

What does 'minority group' mean? In New Zealand, a large minority group which is often misrepresented in the media, is Maori. This week we take a look at Maori in the media and the kinds of words and phrases that are used to reinforce (support) negative views about Maori.

Work your way through these tasks, make sure you follow each one in order

1. Watch THIS video about how minority groups are often shown in media
2. Have a look at THIS website about how Maori are portrayed (shown) in the media.
3. While looking at this website, answer THESE questions about how Maori are portrayed in the media
4. Have a look at THIS article and find 1 theme from Kupu Taea within the text
5. Then write what you have found from the article HERE 

Your Learning intentions are this week are:

• Understand that conventions are used to represent authority/or discredit a chosen perspective
• Understand what it means to ‘critically examine’ a source of information

Please reply with a comment stating your success criteria (how you are going to show me that you have met your learning intentions (I have done one already as an example to help you).