Truth and Verification: iPhone concept video dupes Fox reporter

CNL News Lesson

December 13, 2012 Added by Michael A. Spikes

Lesson Outline

September 18, 2012

WNYW, the FOX affilate in New York City recently reported on the release of Apple's newest iPhone, the iPhone5, but the reporter of the piece Lidia Curanaj, found herself mistaken when she cited new features for the phone that were actually completely false, and taken from a fictional concept video.

News Literacy Lesson Connections:

  • News Literacy Lesson 8: Truth and Verification - Journalists pursue the truth by following a hierarchy of direct evidence, including photographs and videos, documents and records, personal observations, and witnesses.

 

Lesson Guiding Questions:

    • Where did the verification process break down in this story? Why do you think it did?
    • What could the journalist have done to ensure that this dosen't happen again?
    • What responsibility would the news organization have after airing a story like this?

 

Media:

WNYW - iPhone 5 Release (01:35)