- What's being discussed in this article? The murder of 72 migrants trying to illegally immigrate to the United States. They had been caught up with an armed gang and when refused to join the gang they were shot at. One man was able to get free and run for help. When the military officials showed up, they began an ugly shoot-out with the gang. 72 out of 73 migrants were killed. It highlights two of Mexico's largest problems: illegal migration and the struggle with drugs.
- When did the event happen? (Is this breaking news or something that's been analyzed and discussed for a while?) This happened on Tuesday, August 24, 2010. This is breaking news from just a few days ago.
- What questions do you have that would help make this article make more sense to you? What more do you need to learn about to be able to report on this event? How did the migrants come to be involved with the gang. How could this have been avoided? Is this the first case of its kind? What happened to the gang?
Monday, August 30, 2010
Current Events Practice
Thursday, August 26, 2010
Which 3 News-Worthy Events Do You Remember From Your Lifetime?
From me:
Katrina - I remember being shocked by the news-footage of Hurricane Katrina. I also had trouble grasping how much damage it really did. It felt like it was always on TV and that the number of disasters hidden in this larger disaster were numerous: people without homes, people who had lost their families, people who didn't have food or water, people who had lost their pets, the list goes on. I don't remember where I was specifically because the event seemed to take a bit of time, not just one day; but I know I was in St. Louis.
9/11 - September 11th was one of the most disturbing things I'd ever seen. The footage of people jumping out of windows to their deaths and these two giant, fiery skyscrapers crumbling to the ground terrified me. I remember I was in my living room preparing to go to school when we turned on the news and saw it. I remember the reactions of my parents: total shock. I also remember still being sent to school and then once I was there everyone was acting like nothing had happened. We weren't allowed to talk about it or turn on the TV. Our teachers kept telling us not to worry about it - but we didn't know WHAT we weren't supposed to be worrying about - we didn't know what was going on.
Obama - When Obama won the election, I watched his speech with the rest of my classmates in Woods Hall at Whitfield. I had mixed feelings. While I was elated and captivated by the fact that i had just witnessed the first African American being elected for president, I was also a little bit unhinged by the arguments my friends were having around me about how he had won just because he was black. But overall, I was very excited and was glad I could experience it at school with all of my friends there with me.
From my mom:
JFK shooting - My mom remembers the dreadful weekend in Dallas when John F. Kennedy was shot. She was a very little girl and was living in St. Louis with her family. She remembers people were very tense, it was a "grown-up time." People all around her were sad and frightened.
Berlin Wall - My mom remembers the Berlin Wall being torn down. It was very interesting to her because of her Russian studies and because it showed what it meant to be a Russian. The Soviet Empire and the Cold War finally came to an end. My mom was again living in St. Louis.
Challenger disaster - When the Challenger blew up my mom was at work in her office. A friend came in and told her what happened and they both quickly turned on the news. She was living in Dallas and remembers thinking it was so sad because all of the teacher's young students had watched her die. Also, it was shocking that we could still have those sorts of accidents. People had begun to take space travel for granted.
Katrina - I remember being shocked by the news-footage of Hurricane Katrina. I also had trouble grasping how much damage it really did. It felt like it was always on TV and that the number of disasters hidden in this larger disaster were numerous: people without homes, people who had lost their families, people who didn't have food or water, people who had lost their pets, the list goes on. I don't remember where I was specifically because the event seemed to take a bit of time, not just one day; but I know I was in St. Louis.
9/11 - September 11th was one of the most disturbing things I'd ever seen. The footage of people jumping out of windows to their deaths and these two giant, fiery skyscrapers crumbling to the ground terrified me. I remember I was in my living room preparing to go to school when we turned on the news and saw it. I remember the reactions of my parents: total shock. I also remember still being sent to school and then once I was there everyone was acting like nothing had happened. We weren't allowed to talk about it or turn on the TV. Our teachers kept telling us not to worry about it - but we didn't know WHAT we weren't supposed to be worrying about - we didn't know what was going on.
Obama - When Obama won the election, I watched his speech with the rest of my classmates in Woods Hall at Whitfield. I had mixed feelings. While I was elated and captivated by the fact that i had just witnessed the first African American being elected for president, I was also a little bit unhinged by the arguments my friends were having around me about how he had won just because he was black. But overall, I was very excited and was glad I could experience it at school with all of my friends there with me.
From my mom:
JFK shooting - My mom remembers the dreadful weekend in Dallas when John F. Kennedy was shot. She was a very little girl and was living in St. Louis with her family. She remembers people were very tense, it was a "grown-up time." People all around her were sad and frightened.
Berlin Wall - My mom remembers the Berlin Wall being torn down. It was very interesting to her because of her Russian studies and because it showed what it meant to be a Russian. The Soviet Empire and the Cold War finally came to an end. My mom was again living in St. Louis.
Challenger disaster - When the Challenger blew up my mom was at work in her office. A friend came in and told her what happened and they both quickly turned on the news. She was living in Dallas and remembers thinking it was so sad because all of the teacher's young students had watched her die. Also, it was shocking that we could still have those sorts of accidents. People had begun to take space travel for granted.
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