Mapping News Sources

Mapping New Sources Around the World

International Relations

Current Events Study

• 1. Team Formation

     1. You will work with one other student.

     2. You and your partner will select one of the news sources from the list provided.

  2. Study a News Source

• • 1. You and your partner will go to the webpage of this news source and link to the “INTERNATIONAL” or “WORLD” news page embedded on that site.

       1. study the stories on this page.

• 3. Map the News Stories on Your Site

• • 1. Use the world map provided by your teacher and locate the place/s on the map that are primarily involved in each of the stories on your site. (If there are more than 20 stories on your page, you may limit your mapping to 20).

    2. Mark with a colored marker or pen the place on the map where the story took place.

• 4. Create a Poster/Display of your Map and Story Headlines -

• • 1. Attach your map to a larger piece of work paper.

    2. Write the headline for each of your stories around the outside of your map and draw a line to the relevant location/s on the map.

    3. 20 points

    4. (SEE THE EXAMPLE BELOW)

• 5. Answer The Questions on the On-Line Form (Will be Posted Below)

• • 1. You can work together to collaborate on your answers.

    2. Be sure to include BOTH of your names when completing the form.

       1. 20 points

• 6. Be Prepared to Summarize your Findings for the Class

• • 1. Working as a team you will be asked to summarize what you learned from your work.

    2. Use your poster/map to talk about the following issues:

       1. What patterns do you see in the way your news source covered stories based on geography?

       2. How might these patterns affect the viewers of this news source and their understanding of global events?

    3. Did you feel like there were any obvious

EXAMPLE: