✅ Plain-language lesson
Framing means choosing how a story is told:
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Protesters = “troublemakers” or “concerned citizens”?
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Tax reform = “relief” or “wealth giveaway”?
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Cutting services = “responsibility” or “harm”?
Journalists can tell the truth while still steering opinion.
✅ Examples
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Saying someone “denied allegations” vs “raged angrily at reporters”
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Calling a public service “a cost” instead of “an investment”
Language carries ideology.
✅ Discussion Question
How does the media frame welfare, unions, or refugees?