Talking about sensitive and complex issues

Why are some news stories sensitive or complex to talk about? And why is it important to hear different perspectives? Help students explore a fictional news story about a conflict between two cities.

Published 29 April 2024

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They'll practise building knowledge about a complex and sensitive topic by considering different perspectives and apply their learning to real issues in the news.

Use this one-hour Headline lesson to help your students:

  • Understand why some news stories are sensitive and complex to talk about
  • Use examples to identify potential bias and evaluate different perspectives
  • Consider how they might think about news stories in future

This resource was created as part of an online teacher-training course: Teaching the news. The course has been created by The Economist Educational Foundation with support from Infosys. The Economist Educational Foundation maintained full editorial control

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This lesson develops the following skill:

Listening

Mastery: 
Listening critically

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