Daily News Lesson

SHOW ALL

April 7, 2022, 8 p.m.

Former Soviet republic of Moldova fears it could be Russia's next target — and other news for April 8, 2022

Summary

Like other former Soviet Republics, Moldova has increasing concerns about its security in the wake of Russia's war on Ukraine. Not only is it hosting hundreds of thousands of refugees, it has had Russian troops on its territory for years in a breakaway region. Special correspondent Willem Marx reports from Moldova on how the echoes of war in Ukraine ring in Europe's poorest nation. Directions : To watch the feature story, click the video above. Or skim the segments from the latest NewsHour by clicking on the image below, and choose the story that works best for your class. Then answer the questions below. NOTE: Some pieces below contain some disturbing images of war. Please review all material before sharing with your classroom.

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?

Focus Questions

See, Think, Wonder : What did you notice? What did the story make you think? What story would you want to find out more about? Where would you go to learn more?

For More


Fill out this form to share your thoughts on Classroom’s resources. Sign up for NewsHour Classroom’s ready-to-go Daily News Lessons delivered to your inbox each morning.

Links

Transcript

Recent Daily News Lessons

gloria

Daily News Lesson

Remembering Gloria Steinem and her trailblazing fight for women's rights

Learn about the life and career of one of the leading feminist voices of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries

economy

Daily News Lesson

Prolonged Iran war impacts global economy

Learn about the broad impact of the war in Iran on the economy in the U.S. and elsewhere

elnino-1

Daily News Lesson

How a super El Niño is fueling extreme weather

Discuss the impact of El Niño weather patterns and how a "super El Niño" will impact the U.S. this fall and winter

Screenshot 2026-09-01 at 10.27.38 PM

Daily News Lesson

Monitoring the Midterms: Whistleblower warns USPS rushing new system that could jeopardize mail-in ballots

"This new system would inject the federal government into the voting process of every city, town, village, and hamlet in the United States." — Reuters

SUPPORTED BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU. ADDITIONAL SUPPORT PROVIDED BY:

PBS News Hour Classroom

Copyright © 2025 News Hour Production LLC. All Rights Reserved

Illustrations by Annamaria Ward