“Welcome to the newsroom. We go to print in exactly 20 minutes. Your job is to curate the next issue of the front page. You need six solid, verified stories. If you publish fake news, we get sued. If you publish nothing, we go bankrupt. Publish your stories, pass the rest. GO!”
Topic: News classification
Group size: 3-5
Age: 15-18
Playing time: 40 min
Learning objectives:
- To practice rapid evaluation of news sources based on Currency, Relevance, Authority, Accuracy, and Purpose.
- To construct a narrative using only verified information while filtering out noise.
- To recognize common “red flags” under time pressure.
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