Nineteen slides use the story of Chris Cuomo of CNN and his refusal to discuss his brother, New York governor Andrew's political troubles, to inform viewers about the idea of conflict of interest in journalism. 

Concepts

conflicting information, news articles, news broadcast, news reporting, news media, broadcast journalism, journalism, journalism ethics, investigative journalism

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Instructional Ideas

• View the slides in presentation mode
• Load tabs for the related links on classroom or computer lab devices
  

Classroom Considerations

• To prepare for the lesson, instructors should explore all the many links to determine how deeply they want to have pupils explore the topic
• Class members require access to devices with internet

Pros

• The slides are highlighted to direct viewers attention to critical elements of the news story
• Includes a link to a second story that reveals a conflict of interest on the part of the reporter

Cons

• None