The Classes
These lessons were conducted at two different universities in Hong Kong in Spring 2019. Both classes received the lessons at, generally, the same time: during weeks nine and ten of the thirteen-week course. Each class had just completed lessons on how to recognize and evaluate evidence used in news stories, which is a nice segue into where that evidence comes from . . . SOURCES!
The core objectives of this project were achieved through three lessons, each of which sought to address one objective while drawing on concepts from the last.
While the three source evaluation lessons were delivered more or less the same, there are some differences in the courses and student bodies to consider.
University of Hong Kong
Principles of Journalism and News Media
Students of this course in the Spring 2019 semester were all journalism minors who were year three or above. There were 29 students enrolled in the course and they represented Hong Kong, Mainland China, and South Korea.
Hong Kong Baptist University
Critical Perspectives on Global News
This course was offered to students as a general education option. Of the 35 students enrolled, only two majored in journalism while the others had not received (nor planned to) any other journalism education. These students were from all years and various majors and represented Hong Kong, Mainland China, and Thailand.