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Nobel Peace Prize 2021
Daily News Lesson December 13 2021

Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Ressa on the importance of a free press
Hear from a Nobel-winning journalist on how vulnerable press freedoms can be protected
United States Supreme Court issues rulings on Capitol Hill in Washington
Daily News Lesson December 09 2021

Supreme Court visits separation of church and state once again
Understand the sides in a lawsuit that may change the way states approach funding religious vs. secular schools
Kyle Rittenhouse's trial at the Kenosha County Courthouse in Kenosha, Wisconsin
Daily News Lesson November 09 2021

News Wrap: Prosecution rests case in Rittenhouse murder trial
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Former Facebook employee and whistleblower Frances Haugen testifies during a hearing entitled 'Protecting Kids Online: Testimony from a Facebook Whistleblower' in Washington
Daily News Lesson October 06 2021

Facebook whistleblower asks Congress to regulate influence on users, including children
Discuss the call to regulate Facebook content and what some of the consequences of doing so could be
FILE PHOTO: Morning rises over the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington
Daily News Lesson May 03 2021

Student free speech makes it to the Supreme Court
Discuss whether public schools should be able to punish students for speech outside of the school
Philippine court finds news site chief Maria Ressa guilty of libel
Daily News Lesson December 12 2020

Activity: Are press freedoms under threat?
Hear from a journalist convicted of "cyber libel" in the Philippines and research threats to press freedoms in the U.S.
Protest against racial inequality in Portland
Daily Video July 26 2020

What are federal agents doing in Portland?
Understand what is unusual about what's happening right now amid protests in Portland.
twitter
Daily Video May 28 2020

Social media's role in monitoring misinformation
In this NewsHour EXTRA lesson, learn about Twitter's new initiative to fact check the tweets of influential figures such as President Trump and how it has stirred debate over the role of social media platforms as content moderators.
The first copies of the inaugural Los Angeles Register newspaper run off the presses in Santa Ana
Daily Video December 23 2019

How the disappearance of local news hurts civic engagement
Directions : Read the summary, watch the video and answer the questions. You can turn on the "CC" …
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Post December 02 2019

Educator Voice: Why private schools need more student journalists
I n order to fulfill school mission statements that extol leadership and student voice, high sch…
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