Lesson 2.3 A Worksheet
Warm
Up Activity
We asked real
journalists what their definition of the words “fact”, “opinion”
and “informed opinion” were.
As a class pick and
choose from the responses
below to come up with your own
class definition which
you will use during
this lesson and in
your journalism career.
Definition 1 Source: April Brown- PBS NewsHour Coordinating Producer
Fact – something that can be proven true
Opinion-thoughts on a subject, not necessarily informed by fact, often informed by emotion
Informed Opinion-thoughts on a subject by someone who is familiar with facts, studies, trends or first- hand experience
Definition 2 Source: Allison McCartney- PBS Newshour Extra Editor
Fact – a statement, whether it is quantitative or qualitative, that can be proven with evidence
Opinion – a person’s worldview, applied to a specific situation
Informed opinion – a person’s worldview when applied to, or incorporating, facts
Definition 3 (Source: Merriam-Webster Dictionary)
Facts- a piece of information presented as having objective reality
Opinion- a belief, judgment, or way of thinking about something
Informed Opinion- based on possession of information + a belief, judgment, or way of thinking about something
Definition 1 Source: April Brown- PBS NewsHour Coordinating Producer
Fact – something that can be proven true
Opinion-thoughts on a subject, not necessarily informed by fact, often informed by emotion
Informed Opinion-thoughts on a subject by someone who is familiar with facts, studies, trends or first- hand experience
Definition 2 Source: Allison McCartney- PBS Newshour Extra Editor
Fact – a statement, whether it is quantitative or qualitative, that can be proven with evidence
Opinion – a person’s worldview, applied to a specific situation
Informed opinion – a person’s worldview when applied to, or incorporating, facts
Definition 3 (Source: Merriam-Webster Dictionary)
Facts- a piece of information presented as having objective reality
Opinion- a belief, judgment, or way of thinking about something
Informed Opinion- based on possession of information + a belief, judgment, or way of thinking about something