Summary
In our news wrap Tuesday, U.S.-Russian tensions over Ukraine are running high ahead of Tuesday's video call between Presidents Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin. Three more members of a U.S. missionary group were freed in Haiti, after being held hostage since October. A Myanmar court convicted ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi of incitement and violating COVID restrictions. She was given 2 years in prison.
Five Facts
Directions:
Choose one or two stories (or the whole news summary!) to record the Five Facts questions here as well as the focus and media literacy questions below.
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Who
are some of the individuals or groups of people mentioned in the news summary?
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What
stories are covered?
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Where
do some of the stories take place?
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When
did some of the stories occur?
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Why
do you think these items are newsworthy?
Focus Questions
Do you think U.S. athletes should also boycott the 2022 Olympics in Beijing, China? Why or why not?
If you could sit in on the phone call between Presidents Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin, what would you say?
Media literacy
: Did you see overt (obvious) bias in this news summary? Do you think it's hard for journalists
not
to include any personal perspective in their reporting?
