Five Online Resources for Global News: from School Library Journal

Global news online – This School Library Journal article recommends five websites that provide free up-to-the-minute news from around the world:

-   Global Voices – http://globalvoicesonline.org - Written, translated, and curated by more than 800 citizen journalists and media experts, searchable by topic or region, 43 languages

-   Newsmap – http://newsmap.jp - Real-time, trending news in 15 countries, color-coded by topic and adjustable by how much detail you want

-   TV News Archive – http://archive.org/details/tv - Televised news clips from over 700,000 shows from 2009 to the present

-   Al-Monitor - www.al-monitor.com/pulse/home.html - News about the Middle East translated into English from Hebrew, Turkish, Persian, and Arabic

-   AllAfrica - http://allafrica.com - Aggregated news from over 130 African news outlets and content from AllAfrica reporters.

 “Five Resources for Global News” in School Library Journal, September 2015 (Vol. 61, #9, p. 19)

PLEASE NOTE: The item above comes from Marshall Memo 603 (September 14, 2015) The Marshall Memo (marshallmemo.com) provides a weekly roundup of important ideas and research in K-12 education.  A terrific resource for busy educators!