What's the best way to incorporate current events into an intro-level college course? [more inside]
posted by cupcakemuffin on May 9, 2012 - 15 answers

I've been asked to give a lecture about the future of news. I've got some ideas, the sales figures, the shift in ad revenue and a bootfull of doom to share. I've also got lots of whizzy applications to get excited about. But what would you share? What's your view of the future of news? What platforms do you get excited about? [more inside]
posted by MrMerlot on Mar 17, 2011 - 17 answers

I'm looking for recent news stories that could exemplify spin to a group of middle schoolers. [more inside]
posted by aetg on Feb 21, 2010 - 16 answers

Online news sources for reading level 5-10. [more inside]
posted by absalom on Jan 2, 2008 - 3 answers

I'm over 30 and probably know as much or less about history, politics/ gov, and current events as my 7 year old niece. Now, I want to be aware and don't know where to begin. I've tried just "merging in" but the references, terms, and names are lost on me. I need a starting point that will give me a framework or bird's eye view to start from and build on. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jul 24, 2005 - 27 answers