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Local news refers to news coverage of events in a local context, which would not normally be of interest to those of other localities, or otherwise be of national or international scope. Local news may be tailored to specific locals and marketed as such. News may also be grouped by region.
 * //__ Local __//** - belonging or relating to a particular area or neighborhood, typically exclusively so

State news refers to news coverage of events that pertain to a particular state. State news may or may not be of interest to those in other states. State news may, in certain circumstances, be of national and international interest.
 * //__ State __//** - a nation or territory considered as an organized political community under one government

National news refers to news coverage of events in a national context, which would be of interest to the entire country. National news may also be of international interest, as well as local and state interest.
 * //__ National __//** - of or relating to a nation; common to or characteristic of a whole nation

Global - of or relating to the whole world; worldwide World - the earth, together with all of its countries, peoples, and natural features: all of the people, societies, and institutions on the earth: //world affairs.// International news refers to news coverage of events in a global context, which would normally be of interest to local, state, national, and international markets.
 * //__ International __//** - existing, occurring, or carried on between two or more nations



Current Events Assignment: Types of News


 * 1) Use the Internet to find a local news story that interests you.
 * 2) Provide a URL for the article / video.
 * 3) Compose a summary of the article at []

i. What physical characteristics may have contributed to the story?

ii. What social circumstances may have contributed to the story?


 * 1) Open Google Earth and plot the location of the story.


 * 1) Use the Internet to find a state news story that interests you.
 * 2) Provide a URL for the article / video.
 * 3) Compose a summary of the article at []

i. What physical characteristics may have contributed to the story?

ii. What social circumstances may have contributed to the story?


 * 1) Open Google Earth and plot the location of the story.


 * 1) Use the Internet to find a national news story that interests you.
 * 2) Provide a URL for the article / video.
 * 3) Compose a summary of the article at []

i. What physical characteristics may have contributed to the story?

ii. What social circumstances may have contributed to the story?


 * 1) Open Google Earth and plot the location of the story.


 * 1) Use the Internet to find an international news story that interests you.
 * 2) Provide a URL for the article / video.
 * 3) Compose a summary of the article at []

i. In what city did the story take place?

ii. What country is that city in?

iii. What is the capital of that country?

iv. What language is spoken there?

v. What continent is the country part of?

vi. What countries or bodies of water border the country on the north, south, east, and west?

vii. What physical characteristics of the country might have contributed to the events in the story?

viii. What effect might the event or series of events have on the physical characteristics of the country?

ix. What social circumstances may have contributed to the story?


 * 1) Open Google Earth and plot the location of the story.

When you have finished each step, make sure that you save your newspaper image summaries. Also, make sure that you answer the questions posed for each type of news to the best of your ability.

Next, join the Types of News Wiki at http://typesofnews.wikispaces.com/

Create a page for yourself. Name it “First Name, Last Initial” Post your snippet summaries and the answers to the questions accompanying each on your page.

You will present your Google Earth Tour to the class. All saved files will need to be saved and kept together on a flash drive.




 * Download Google Earth if you do not already have it on your computer. It is free!
 * Open Google Earth
 * Add ->Folder
 * Name the Folder: “Your Name – Types of News”
 * Look to your first Types of News article. Make sure you are on the “full story” page
 * Find the Street address (OR as close as you can get . . . AFTER searching for the exact address!!!) and type it into Google Earth
 * Check to see if you can get street view. If you can, use it! If you cannot, zoom into your location.
 * Click Pin
 * Copy & Paste Article Headline to the “Name” field
 * Click Add Link
 * Copy & Paste Article URL
 * Click OK
 * Follow the same procedure for each of the 4 types of news
 * If you need to edit: Highlight the place. Mac = control, click, get info. PC = right click, get info. Edit.
 * Make sure all of your places are in the folder you created. If they are not, drag them there and put them in order.
 * When complete, click on the folder and save as “Your Name – Types of News”
 * You MUST save each time you exit or your places will not save
 * TO SEND:
 * There are two options:
 * Click on parent folder that you created. On Mac = control, click. On PC = right click. Email directly from menu.
 * Click on parent folder that you created. On Mac = control, click. On PC = right click. Save as in menu. Save File as Your Name – Types of News. Save to your desktop. Email to me as an attachment.
 * All of your places must be in the parent folder to send.