NEWS FROM AROUND THEWORLD
 

Resources for teachers

About the project

WINNER: Innovative Outreach to Scholastic Journalism, 2nd Place, August 2004

The Scholastic Journalism Division, Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication

Education for Freedom

http://www.newseum.org/educationcenter/teachingtools/index.htm

A lesson plan from the Freedom Forum on the First Amendment. See particularly the lesson plan on Ida B. Wells, a story about freedom of the press, and A Brief History of the Bill of Rights and the First Amendment.

Journalism's Do's, Don'ts, and Dilemmas

http://www.freedomforum.org/packages/first/curricula

/educationforfreedom/supportpages/L03-JournalismDosDonts.htm

Journalism's Do's, Don'ts, and Dilemmas. A quick introduction to difficulties in telling the truth responsibly.

Society of Professional Journalists Code of Ethics

http://www.spj.org/ethics_code.asp

This journalist group has published a list of things that responsible journalists should, and should not, do.

Reporters without Borders

http://www.rsf.org/

This is a site that monitors how reporters all over the world are punished for trying to report the truth.

World Map

http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/world_maps/world_pol98.jpg

Map of the world.

Depp Clarifies Comments

http://entertainment.msn.com/news/article.aspx?news=133099

Johnny Depp says a German newspaper misquoted him as saying America is like a mean puppy. What do you think?

History in a Nutshell

http://jewishinternetassociation.org/historynutshell/conflict.html

 

A brief history of the conflict between Israel and its Arab neighbors, produced by an Israeli couple. Is it fair, balanced and accurate?

Mental Illness in Children

http://www.npr.org/display_pages/features/feature_1445751.html

 

National Public Radio's series of stories about mental illness ends with a story on ADHD, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. It discusses people who say kids should get medicine for ADHD, and those who think they shouldn't. Is it fair?

Americans React to Bush's Speech http://www.npr.org/rundowns/rundown.php?prgDate=08-Sep-2003&prgId=2

NPR dispatched reporters to three cities to ask Americans what they think of President Bush's policies in Iraq. Is the report fair?
"US says Arab networks stoke violence" : How the US government views the Arab news media following the War in Iraq in 2003.

Palestinian-Israeli Crossfire

http://www.bitterlemons.org/

This news site gives Israeli points of view alongside Palestinian points of view.

Notes from interviews

Created by Mary Carmen Cupito

Assistant Professor

Department of Communication

Northern Kentucky University

Highland Heights, KY  41099

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