Today's News Around The World

What are the important stories that made the news today?

That all depends on what newspaper you are referring to!

Let's check out The L.A. Times in California to find out what the big news is in the U.S.
bulletPick up today's edition of the LA Times and find five major stories as reported in this newspaper.
bulletCopy three major headlines into a new Word document
bulletAfter you have listed three major stories from the US paper, come back to this page to start a world tour to check out newspapers from other countries.
bulletLA Times
OK. Now let's find out what today's big news is in Israel as reported by the Jerusalem Post. After you pick up your issue of the Post, list the headlines of three major stories from this newspaper on your document:
bulletJerusalem Post - Israel
Follow the same procedures for each of the following newspapers:
bulletThe Times of India - India
bulletGranma Internacional - Cuba
bulletPrague Post - Czech Republic
bulletSt. Petersburg Times - Russia
Now, you get to pick a country of your choice, and see if you can find a newspaper from that country. (You may have to search for one that is translated in English). Find the newspaper of your choice and list three major stories and the newspaper name/country. The following page will help you find a paper:
bulletNewsDirectory: Newspapers
Summary Questions:

  1. Did you find any of the same stories that appeared in all seven newspapers?
  2. Pick out the most interesting story from each newspaper that you listed.
  3. Go back to that newspaper and read or skim the full text of the story. Summarize it.
  4. Which stories did you see most often? Are you surprised by this?

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