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current events!!
i have to compare how different newspapers cover one given news story. it has to be something thats current that people are intrested in hearing about. i dont watch the news and when i did i didnt know what people would be intrested in. so if anyone could tell me some current news that their intreseted in. that would be alot of help.
thanx any help is great =]
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Well im in a current issues class in my highschool so ill just start naming stuff we talk about
I personally think that the War in Iraq would be the perfect one because there is so much diversity in what people think and ive read some newspapers that have totally differnt perspective
but if that is to common here are some other ones
1. The presidental campaign is another good one because there are always articles in the newspaper and one day they can be nice to them and others they can be mean
2. Global warming is another big topic... some people think its a big problem while others think it doesnt exist.
2. The Pakistan President resigning from being the amry military leader
3. Abortion- some people think its right others think its wrong
4. Gay marrige... some think its wrong while others thihnk its right
Those are 5 good ones ubt if you need more just ask!!!
I hope i helped
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The best thing to do is take the 2008 presidential race and take articles from multiple newspapers and notice their slant for/against particular candidates. You should ask your parents which newspapers are liberal versus conservative and have them help you pick articles showing that.
Some papers are really geared to Democrats and others republican. On TV CNN is for the Democrats and Fox News is for Republicans and they bash each other's views much like in the papers.
What I would do is select two papers with different views on the race, an online university paper (for the student view) and an alternative weekly paper. Put that last one into Google and add your city and you should find one.
Young people are at the age when they're close to voting and need whether they know it or not to decipher this now so they're educated later. Politics can be very interesting once you know the issues and candidates.
You REALLY need to watch the news and know about the world you live in and about your town or city. Hopefully this will help you see how headlines are slanted and stories are from multiple angles and biased by the reporter/editor.
Check out the editorial pages in a couple of newspapers as it will show you how to instantly recognize the differences in how each newspaper thinks/operates.
I read three newspapers a day plus online stories in college. Granted, it was for journalism but if you can read several stories a day say 5-10 you'll find your vocabulary and knowledge goes up as will your marks.
Also, ask your teacher for examples of what he/she wants. You should also ask if you could take several movie reviews from different papers to illustrate contrast because movies interest kids/teens/adults. Maybe they want something serious though. In that case, you can't go wrong with the 2008 Decomcrat/ Republican nomination race for president.
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