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Dec. 7, 2021, 6:50 a.m.

News summary for Tuesday Dec. 7, 2021 with video & discussion questions

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.
  • Who are some of the individuals or groups of people mentioned in the news summary?
  • What stories are covered?
  • Where do some of the stories take place?
  • When did some of the stories occur?
  • 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?

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