Published 28 September 2023
Use this one-hour Headline to help your students:
- Reflect on how they feel about the news
- Understand how bias affects the news they see and hear
- Discuss how to avoid doomscrolling and find solutions for healthier news consumption
This lesson develops the following skills and knowledge:

Problem solving
Step 8: I explore complex problems by analysing the causes and effects
Step 9: I create solutions for complex problems by finding a range of solutions to doomscrolling

Knowledge
Step 7: I can explain how bias affects the news I see and hear
Find out more about the Topical Talk skills and knowledge framework here.
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