Summary
Here’s a rundown of today’s featured stories, including the news summary from the previous night. Choose one of the following stories or topics from the news summary to view and answer the questions below. Note : Click “VIDEO” to skip the ads. Click “TRANSCRIPT” to read alongside the video.
MAIN VIDEO: COVID-19 latest: Omicron variant, herd immunity, worldwide vaccine access
SOCIAL STUDIES : Brooks and Capehart on Biden’s wins, losses in year one and the Russia-Ukraine conflict VIDEO | TRANSCRIPT
ARTS & CULTURE : How DMC went from rapper to children's book author VIDEO | TRANSCRIPT
Five Facts
Discussion questions using the Journalist’s Five Ws plus an H:
- 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 those stories occur?
- Why did the event(s) take place?
- How do you think the NewsHour’s producers decided which stories made it into the news summary?
Media literacy : Who else do you think should have been interviewed in the story you watched?
