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"Join two daredevil journalists, Nellie Bly and Elizabeth Bisland, as they race against each other--and the ticking clock--to circle the globe in fewer than 80 days. And by any means possible--ship, train, even foot! Bly, energetic and scrappy, and Bisland, poetic and sophisticated, shared one common goal: to prove that women could not only travel the world but were just as curious, capable, and courageous as any man. Did it really matter who won...
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How far would you go for freedom of expression? Would you risk losing your job? Your family? Your life? Suffocated by censorship and under constant threat of reprisal, there is always the chance that the next sentence they write could be the start of a confession in a regime prison. Filmed from the inside over the last decade, this is a window onto the corruption and brutality of the Ahmadinejad years, and their enduring legacy of silence.
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In China, the rules are different, with entire regions off limits to reporters, and entire topics, taboo. In their quest to get the story and to shed light on the truth, journalists face harassment and even violence. While foreign correspondents reporting inside China can be reprimanded or forced to leave the country when the government denies their visa applications, Chinese journalists and their families face an even greater threat. The government...
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The author of the acclaimed Stringer: A Reporter’s Journey in the Congo now moves on to Rwanda for a gripping look at a country caught still in political and social unrest, years after the genocide that shocked the world.
Bad News is the story of Anjan Sundaram's time running a journalist's training program out of Kigali, the capital city of one of Africa's most densely populated countries, Rwanda....
Bad News is the story of Anjan Sundaram's time running a journalist's training program out of Kigali, the capital city of one of Africa's most densely populated countries, Rwanda....
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Explores the work of journalists who gather news, write stories, and publish them. Also discusses audiences today and the different ways journalists try to reach them. Includes primary sources, sidebars, color photographs, critical thinking questions, a glossary, and further resources.
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Students investigate why trust and transparency are important to journalism and news outlets. Students watch the BBC My World video, “How Do Journalists Earn Trust?” and explore the different techniques journalists can use to be transparent and build trust in their audience. Students look at examples of mistakes and wrong information that news organizations have reported and read about various ways news outlets can correct errors. They explore...
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Students explore the processes that generate the news they encounter daily. They learn to ask questions to uncover details in a news item and explore potential news sources. Students will discuss the importance of curiosity in shaping news then watch the BBC My World video “How Do Journalists Find the News?” to gain insight into information gathering and analysis. Students will then apply their new knowledge to finding a news item for their school...
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After students have researched and gathered information from different sources, the next important step is to verify the content to distinguish fact from rumor or opinion. In this lesson, students will examine the ways journalists are expected to verify information. Students explore questions such as: What is the role of fact in journalism? How do reporters verify the information they use? And what is “fake news?” Throughout the lesson, students...
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War journalism has become an increasingly lethal endeavor. Not only are correspondents viewed as targets, they are often subject to kidnapping, torture, and even beheading. This Peabody Award-winning documentary weaves together portraits of journalists and photographers who have survived the physical rigors of their assignments but succumbed emotionally to the trauma of what they experienced. Inspired by the work of Dr. Anthony Feinstein, a neuropsychiatrist...
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Behind every calmly delivered TV news report is an untold story of on-the-spot decisions, unexpected delays, and last-minute changes. Add to that tension the dangers of working in a war zone and the nightly news becomes quite a drama indeed. In this program, ABC News correspondents, camera operators, producers, and others explain what it takes to record events in dangerous locales such as Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Israel and then broadcast...
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This episode asks whether exams are the best way to test students; investigates the large-scale detention of Uighur Muslims by the Chinese government, and how journalists uncovered the truth behind the arrest and detainment of one million Uighurs in Xinjiang; and explores the global influence of Kobe Bryant and the impact that his death had on global youth.
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When veteran war reporter Benjamin Hall woke up in Kyiv on the morning of March 14, 2022, he had no idea that, within hours, Russian bombs would nearly end his life. As a journalist for Fox News, Hall had worked in dangerous war zones like Syria and Afghanistan, but with three young daughters at home, life on the edge was supposed to be a thing of the past. Yet when Russia viciously attacked Ukraine in February 2022, Hall quickly volunteered to go....
20) Seeing red
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Kerra Bailey is a TV journalist hot on the trail of a story guaranteed to skyrocket her career to new heights. Twenty-five years ago, Major Franklin Trapper became a national icon when he was photographed leading a handful of survivors to safety after the bombing of a Dallas hotel. For years, he gave frequent speeches and interviews but then suddenly dropped out of the public eye, shunning all media. Now Kerra is willing to use any means necessary...