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CURRENT EVENTS LOG
 
What   i s   a   “ Current   E vents   L og”?    
Every   w eek,   y ou   w ill   s earch   n ational   a nd   i nternational   m edia   o utlets   t o   f ind   s tories   o f  
global   i mportance,   c omplete   a   f ormal   w rite-­‐up   o f   t he   a rticle,   a nd   b e   p repared   t o   d iscuss  
your   a rticles   w ith   y our   p eers   i n   c lass.   Y our   C urrent   E vent   L og   w ill   b e   c hecked   e very  
Friday.  
 
At   t he   e nd   o f   t he   s emester,   y ou   w ill   t urn   i n   y our   C urrent   E vent   L og   f or   a   f inal   g rade   a long  
with   a n   a nalysis   r eflection   p aper   t hat   w ill   c onnect   y our   a rticles   t o   t he   m ajor   t hemes  
discussed   d uring   t he   s emester.  
 
What   t ypes   o f   a rticles   s hould   I   f ocus   o n?  
The   p urpose   o f   t his   a ssignment   i s   t o   e xpand   o ur   k nowledge   o f   c urrent   w orld   e vents   a nd  
issues   t hat   h ave   a   g lobal   i mpact.   I t   i s   i mportant   t hat   y ou   o btain   y our   i nformation   f rom  
reliable   s ources!  
 
Legitimate   I nternet   N ews   S ources:
• BBC   N ews  
• MSNBC  
•  
• USA   T oday.com  
• ABC   N ews  
• Times   M agazine  
• CBS   N ews  
• The   N ew   Y ork   T imes  
• Reuters.com  
• Fox   N
• World   N ews.com  
 
*You   m ay   a lso   u se   n ewspapers   a nd   n ews   m agazines  
 
Please   S tay   A way   F rom:  
• Opinion   p ieces  
• Sports   s ection  
• Blogs  
• Entertainment   s ection  
• Weather   s ection  
• TV   s hows  
 
 
 
Honors  
                       
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