Deliberating in a Democracy
Free and Independent Press
Young scholars determine how free press principles can be compromised. For this global studies activity, students read an article titled "Free and Independent Press." Young scholars respond to discussion questions regarding the article.
Classroom Law Project
Should we believe everything we read? Becoming a discerning consumer of media
Class members investigate the role media should play in a healthy democracy. As part of this study, groups analyze political advertising, use FactCheck to assess not only the veracity of but the persuasions techniques used in candidates'...
Other
Museum of Broadcast Communications: David Brinkley
A straightforward biography of David Brinkley. Includes a detailed list of all his news shows and publications.
Other
Newswriting for Radio: Glossary of Terms
Here are terms you should familiarize yourself with broadcast journalism or radio news is in your future.
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: Boy Sharks Roam, Girls Stay Home
From ABC News in Science, this article examines the gender role within the shark kingdom. The research is connected to the Great White Shark and it suggests that only the male shark roams, while the females stays close to home.
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: Tales of Terror Spiders Still Haunt Us
From ABC News in Science, Anna Salleh's article explores the research of Dr Geoffrey Isbister and his work with facts and myths surrounding spider bites.
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: Why Animals Have Attitude
From ABC News in Science, Marlowe Hood's article on animals with attitude covers topics related to the evolutionary process whereby certain animals within the same species can react differently in given situations based on differing...
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: Vampire Spider Craves Your Blood
From ABC News in Science, Jennifer Viegas's article discusses issues related to the East African spider Evarcha culicivora (a small jumping spider) which evidently chooses its prey based on what that prey just ate.
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: World's Largest Fish Is Shrinking
From ABC News in Science, Jacquie van Santen's article examines research connected to the progressive shrinking of the whale shark.
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: Where Do Whale Sharks Go?
From ABC News in Science, Kathy Graham's article examines research connected to the tracking of whale sharks as they journey throughout the eastern Indian Ocean.
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: White Shark Headed South
From ABC News in Science, Anna Salleh's article explores research connected to the scientific tracking of Neale, a 2.4 meter juvenile male shark, who was captured and tagged by scientists in 2001.
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: Tarantula Feet Spin Sticky Silk
From ABC News in Science, this article discusses the two methods the spiders use to walk upside down or vertically. In addition, it discusses the use of a silk-like mechanism as a third method.
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: Humans Have a Bit of Shark in Them
From ABC News in Science, Jennifer Viegas's article explores an ancient link between humans and sharks which leads to discoveries in the possibilities of sharks being distant cousins of humans.
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: Marching Ants Fix Their Own Roads
From ABC News in Science, this article explores interesting behavior found in army ants. The behavior charts ants who, upon discovering pot holes or holes in the paths, use their own bodies to cover the holes for the rest of the group.
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: Four More Breast Cancer Genes Found
From ABC News in Science, this article charts the breast cancer research undergone by a team of international scientists. The research explores issues related to gene mutations and breast cancer. (May, 2007)
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: Migraine Brains
From ABC News in Science, Maggie Fox's article, "Migraine brains may be starved of oxygen," explores the possibility of brain damage associated with migraine headaches.
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: Early Amphibians Bit First, Walked Later
From ABC News in Science, Will Dunham's article explores the evolutionary history of eating habits within the realms of amphibians. It specifically refers to the ancient amphibians use of biting food rather than sucking it.
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: Found! Oldest Chunk of Earth's Crust
From ABC News in Science, Will Dunham's article covers research connected to the discovery of a chunk of Earth's crust found in Greenland which possibly dates over 3.8 billion years.
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: Moral Dilemma?
From ABC News in Science, Will Dunham's article presents very interesting findings in the issue of morality and brain research. The findings revolve around the role of emotions in moral decisions.
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: Desalination: Taking the Plunge
From ABC News in Science, Judy Skatssoon's article deals with information related to a large Desalination plant in Australia. The article also includes information on the Desalination process.
BBC
Bbc News: Ronald Reagan 1911 2004
At this site from BBC News, you can explore the death of an American president through the eyes of the British Broadcasting Company (BBC). This site offers the reader extensive information about former president Ronald Reagan including...
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: Mars as You've Never Seen It Before
From ABC News in Science, this article charts findings of the Rosetta ("Europe's comet-chasing spacecraft") as it took photographs of Mars from a close-up perspective.
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: Cane Toads Cannibalise Their Young
From ABC News in Science, Anna Salleh's article deals with the cannibalistic behavior of Cane toads toward their children. The adult toads wiggle their toes and the children, thinking they are chasing an insect, approach the adult toad...
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: Crabs Change Color
From ABC News in Science, Stephen Pincock's article, "Crabs change color to escape hungry birds," focuses on research conducted on tiny fiddler crabs and their defense mechanisms.