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PBS

Pbs News Hour: Did Fake News Influence the Outcome of Election 2016?

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Don't believe everything that is read on the Internet! So many people around the world follow the news, all news, that they find posted on social media. Some news is real, some news is fake. How much of the fake news might have...
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Committee to Protect Journalists: Attacks on the Press 1999: Malaysia

For Students 9th - 10th
A view of the authoritarian reputation of the Malaysian government as an example of the government's control of mass communications illustrated in their Printing Presses and Publications Act of 1984. Read how this law is used to dominate...
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University of Oregon

University of Oregon: Renascence Editions: Regulation of the Press [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
At this site from the University of Oregon you can read Defoe's arguments for a free press as they were published in 1704.
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Merco Press: Falkland Islands

For Students 9th - 10th
MercoPress is an "Independent news agency" concentrating on Mercosur (Common Market of the South) countries and includes in its area of influence the South Atlantic and insular territories. The particular site focuses on Falkland Islands...
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PBS

Pbs Online News Hour: Obama's Transition to Power

For Students 9th - 10th
PBS provides in-depth news coverage of Obama's presidential transition including analysis, interviews, background reports, a list of key positions (named as they are filled), and related links. Continuously updated.
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Immigration and Ethnic History Society

Iehs: Immigration Historians in the News 2018

For Students 9th - 10th
This article focuses on immigration historians in the news in 2018. It provides a list of links to 2018 immigration publications.
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Scott london.com: How the Media Frames Political Issues

For Students 9th - 10th
Using published materials in the essay, the author describes the methods used by various media to manipulate the politics of the country through their ability to "manage" the news.
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Curated OER

Radio Free Europe: News and Features on Iraq

For Students 9th - 10th
Daily news from Iraq reported by Radio Free Europe. Extensive archives where articles remain for three years. Includes a search feature. Also includes links to other information about Iraq, such as 2005 elections, and a look at Saddam...
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Other

Gulf Digital News

For Students 9th - 10th
Gulf Digital News is a national daily newspaper providing local, national, and world news for Bahrain. Content also includes business, sports, and opinions.
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Society for Science and the Public

Science News for Students: Dinosaurs and Fossils

For Students 3rd - 5th
This section of Science News for Kids features articles on dinosaurs and fossils that are tailored for children. Many of these relate to recent discoveries or topics of debate.
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University of Chicago

University of Chicago Press: Excerpt From History of the Surrealist Movement

For Students 9th - 10th
Excerpt from Gerard Durozoi's book History of the Surrealist Movement. Events from 1924 through 1929, including the development of the Surrealist Manifesto, are described.
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: "No News From Auschwitz" by A. M. Rosenthal [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This two-page PDF is the article "No News from Auschwitz" by A. M. Rosenthal, written after his visit to Auschwitz, the site of the Nazi concentration camp. It was published in The New York Times in 1958. RI.11-12.10b Text Complexity
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Duke University Press: Duke Journals: The Carlyle Letters Online

For Students 9th - 10th
This website is a compendium of letters written by Thomas Carlyle and his wife, Jane Welsh Carlyle, to each other and to others. You can search by date, recipient, or subject.
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DOGO Media

Dogo News: The North Dakota Access Pipeline

For Students 9th - 10th
The NDAP has many people upset, but those most upset are the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and environmentalists. Understand what the problem is with this underground pipeline. Find comprehension questions and vocabulary identification.
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WorldNews Network

Somalia News

For Students 9th - 10th
An online news database focused on the African country of Somalia.
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Positive.news: Children's Inventions to Make the World a Better Place

For Students K - 1st
Children's imaginations are infinite - so could they help draw up the ambitious projects that we need to fight the world's challenges? A group was asked to design inventions to make society a better place. Here's how they responded.
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BBC

Bbc: News: Timeline: Chechnya

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive timeline on Chechnya covering 1858 to March of 2007 emphasizing the years of the Russian - Chechen conflict between 1991 and the present. Provides links to related topics.
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Society for Science and the Public

Science News for Students: Scientists Say: Insulin

For Students 9th - 10th
Insulin. This chemical is a lifesaver. It helps our bodies use the sugars from our food, and without it, people develop diabetes.
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DOGO Media

Dogo News: Donald Trump Sworn In

For Students 3rd - 8th
January 20, 2017, Donald Trump takes the Oath of Office to become the 45th President of the United States of America.
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Other

France Amerique

For Students 9th - 10th
A companion to the French conservative daily Le Figaro, France-Amerique offers French news and special reports every week meant specifically for American readers. Special sections on the French presence in the US. A guide for French...
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National Cable Satellite Corporation

National Cable Satellite Corporation: C Span

For Students 9th - 10th
C-SPAN reports the latest news and covers recent issues and events in U.S. and world public affairs. Content includes live TV and radio, focused series, and more.
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Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars

Wilson Center: Brazil Institute

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about Brazil in the news. "Access to current and archived weekly news clippings from leading national and international newspapers, in English and Portuguese, with daily updates". Links to other resources on Brazil and provides...
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New York Times

New York Times: Uprising and Civil War

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This site provides a concise current overview of the protests occurring in Syria as well as a comprehensive timeline of the events. Links to articles concerning the protests and other news concerning...
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Curated OER

Cbc News in Depth: The Decline of Smoking in Canada

For Students 9th - 10th
An interesting overview of smoking trends in Canada as compiled by Statistics Canada 2005. (February 15, 2007)

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