Learning Exercises
Revised 1/19/01

5. World News Today...
(From a Foreign View)

I hope you are enjoying and developing your Internet skills as a result of theses Scavenger Hunts. I believe that learning can and should be fun. With enough practice your skills will improve and you will enjoy both your computer and the Internet more.
The Internet is Worldwide Shared Resources. The world shares it's news on the Internet in a variety of ways. By on-line published versions of newspapers, weeklies, and magazines. By filed radio and live radio clips. Some stations actually broadcast live via the net and many more are adding to this service weekly. You do need audio software of various types stored on your computer in order to use these services. Most of this software is available free of charge on the Internet itself and can be downloaded. Enjoy your computer and your many on-line services; HAVE FUN... Consider taking a world wide tour without leaving the comfort of your own home.

1. Find an English version of an on-line newspaper published in Turkey. What is a local headline?______________________________________________

2. Find a radio station on the Net which broadcast from England. If you have sound software, listen to a broadcast. Can you find a mirror site in the US which is live from London? ____________________________

3. Locate the "Voice of America" news service and look at their feeder stories. Can you locate AP or UP wire services and view their feeds?
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4. What newspaper is online from the Philippines? Give a headline from tomorrow's newspaper today._______________________________

5. Locate and look at a picture from a non-English on-line version of a newspaper, say the Kabul, Afghanistan paper. What does the photo tell you? _____________________________________________________

6. Can you locate a weekly news magazine online from a foreign country which is published in English? How can you subscribe for it to be delivered to your computer weekly?_______________________

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Dean Christensen; February, 2000; This information has been gleaned from many sources on the Internet. It has been compiled and edited by the author for the free use of his students. It is available to all. Remember the Internet is "Shared" resources. Revised January 19, 2001.