Instructions for Current Events
Social Protests Current Events
This course requires 4 Current Events.
Due Dates: Please refer to your syllabus for all due dates
Description: People protest everyday. Find an article about a social protest and/or movement and write to me about it. Remember that there are many different protests - from Black Lives Matter to issues of Climate Change to March for our Lives. Find a protest where people come together to collectively have their voice heard.
Please answer: Paragraph One: What is the article about? Paragraph 2: What are your critical/analytical thoughts about it?
You must CITE your source with Chicago Style Citation.
Rubric:
Description of Article: 1 Point
Critical Analysis: 2 Points
Chicago Citation: 2 Points
Be sure and use our Course Campus Guide for help and ease in finding current events.
Researching Current Events
Use these databases and websites to find recent articles from magazine and newspapers:
- New York Times: GCC Academic Pass
All GCC students, faculty and staff have access to nytimes.com. First time users must log in through Academic Pass to get access.
The New York Times All Access subscription includes full access to News, Times Archives, Cooking, Games, Wirecutter, and The Athletic.
See instructions here: Access New York Times Online. - Newspaper Source PlusArticles from more than 860 newspapers, and television & radio news transcripts. Includes Associated Press (AP English Worldstream).
- ProQuest
Peer-reviewed/academic articles in addition to newspaper, magazine, and trade journals from all subject areas.
- US Newsstream (Proquest)News sources including newspapers, newswires, blogs, and news sites. Includes New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, and more.
Define a specific date range to only find articles published within the last 2 weeks:
- Create a Google News Alert
You can get emails when new results for a topic show up in Google Search. You can create an account using any email address (it doesn't have to be gmail).
Bias in and Reliability of News Sources
The Interactive Media Bias Chart visualizes the complex media landscape by plotting news sources on a chart according to reliability and bias. You can read about the methodology used to create the chart here: Methodology Summary
