See the World from Different Points of View… Finding news articles from different countries for the Comparative Periodical Review

Same event, different perspectives NYTimes, Wall Street Journal, Tehran Times http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/12/world/middleeast/iran-tests-long-range-missile-possibly-violating-nuclear-accord.html?_r=0 http://www.wsj.com/articles/iran-test-fires-new-missile-1444610450 http://www.tehrantimes.com/index_View.asp?code=250034

Same event, different perspectives CNN, BBC, RAWA http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/05/asia/afghanistan-doctors-without-borders-hospital/ http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-34435238 http://www.rawa.org/temp/runews/2015/10/04/unspeakable-an-msf-nurse-recounts-the-attack-on-msf-s-kunduz-hospital.html

Brainstorm… What are some reasons why the governments and/or people of different countries would disagree about a social issue? How would that affect the stories in the news articles of that country?

Can you guess where these news articles are from Can you guess where these news articles are from? 2 from China (orange & green), 1 from Philippines (purple, notice that it’s AP), 1 from U.S. (red, US edition of The Guardian), 1 from UK (blue, The Independent)

Choosing the Right Sources: 3 questions to ask Is it a periodical news article? Is it from a reliable source? What country is it from? “some countries might call the American perspective completely false,”—ask stu why?, national bias

You’re looking for news articles that are… Related to the same event connected to your world issue (Ex: October 10th terrorist attack in Ankara, Turkey) Recent Contain enough information to write a decent summary Hint: “Hunt and gather” first. Open lots of articles by right-clicking and choosing “open in a new tab.” Then scan those articles for relevancy and close the ones that aren’t promising.

Informational Websites Online, you may find… Informational Websites *We only want news articles for this assignment. Op-Eds and Editorials Blog posts News articles “Fake news” We only want news articles for this assignment Satire Press releases Academic journals

Question #1: Is it a periodical? Magazine or newspaper Published periodically (daily, monthly, etc.) Can be in print or digital Photo credit for black and white newspapers photo: Jon S. Flickr Creative Commons: https://www.flickr.com/photos/62693815@N03/6277208708

Telling the difference between online periodicals & non-periodical websites “Newsy” publication titles: CNN, San Jose Mercury News, The Chronicle, The Daily____ “Newsy” sections: World, Local, Sports, etc. Look for a byline: Author name and date at the top of the page, not the bottom. For newspapers you usually also see the city where the story is happening:

Hint: The byline doesn’t tell the location of the newspaper/magazine, it says where the story is happening. Byline: Photo credit: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/mourners-in-ankara-denounce-turkish-authorities-in-wake-of-attack/2015/10/11/38da5bb8-7027-11e5-ba14-318f8e87a2fc_story.html

Look at the headline/article title and first paragraph. Is the source discussing an event that recently happened? Does it immediately cover the who, what, when, where, and why of an event? If so, it’s probably a periodical: Photo credit: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/12/world/middleeast/iran-tests-long-range-missile-possibly-violating-nuclear-accord.html?_r=0

Byline A magazine example: Current event

News articles vs. Op Eds and Editorials News articles (what you want!) Op-Eds and Editorials (avoid for this assignment) Goal: Objectively report the who, what, when, where, why of an event or situation Goal: Share an informed opinion on the issue from the newspaper editor or an outside expert Tone & Diction: Neutral, objective words; language focuses on what’s happening Tone & Diction: Persuasive language; language shows writer’s opinion about what’s happening Location: News section of the paper (may be divided into Local and World, etc.) Location: Usually in a separate Opinions section. Check page header. Examples: Hint: Check the About Us and Mission sections of the online periodical to see if the entire publication has a bias (political, religious, etc).

Finding articles using Google News Search

Google News Search: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/feb/25/1

Questions 2 and 3: Reliability & Location It’s OK if there’s no author name on the article, as long as the news source is reliable (ex: Economist has no authors listed) DELETE the end of the URL back to the .com (or dot whatever): https://www.dailysabah.com/europe/2017/02/28/ger many-records-hate-crimes-insufficiently-council-of- europe-says (Delete everything except the red part) https://www.dailysabah.com/europe/2017/02/28/germany-records-hate-crimes-insufficiently-council-of-europe-says

Then look for the “About Us” On the home page of the newspaper, look for an “About Us” or Contact Us” section (often in tiny font at top or bottom of page): https://www.dailysabah.com/europe/2017/02/28/germany-records-hate-crimes-insufficiently-council-of-europe-says

Finding articles using DATABASES: ProQuest (E-Library and SIRS) Visit www.irvington.org/library Click on E-Library or SIRS Use username and PW you got from your librarian or teacher Limit to “Newspapers” and “Magazines.” Un-check everything else! Search for your topic

Finding articles using DATABASES: InfoTrac (A database available through the public library that is all periodicals!) Visit www.aclibrary.org Under “Research” (drop-down menu) Choose “A-Z Resources” Choose InfoTrac Choose Advanced Search Limit “to documents with full text”

Brainstorm… Now that you have one article, you have an event! What countries would write about your event in their news media?

How do I find periodicals from another country How do I find periodicals from another country? Use the Google Site Operator: 1. Put your news event in the search box 2. Follow it with site: and then the country domain suffix of that country. No spaces after the word site! Hint: See this link for a list of international domain suffixes like .fr for France, .uk for the United Kingdom, and .jp for Japan: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_top-level_domains

What if all the articles are in Swahili What if all the articles are in Swahili??? (if the site itself doesn’t have an English version…) Go to translate.google.com and paste entire URL on the left, then click on it on the right:

News agencies/news wire services vs. newspapers New York Times Wall Street Journal Washington Post The Guardian The London Times Le Monde Etc. Associated Press (AP) Reuters Agence France-Presse (AFP) Also called a “wire service.” They try to be very objective and unbiased so their reports get picked up by many newspapers, liberal and conservative. Same report might show up many places. http://www.economist.com/node/13109820