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NEWS PAGE

This is a history site! Why have a news page?

Nt is often said that the news is the first draft of history, and an understanding of history is important to understand current events. In a time where far too many people are getting their news from echo chambers and biased sources where opinion is presented as news, this page is intended to help users find reliable sources of current information that use the highest standards of objective journalism.

Where can I find reliable sources of news.

First, use multple sources of news if you wish to be fully informed. Some of the best that I rely on: NPR -- National Public Radio BBC -- British Broadcasting Corporation C-SPAN -- Unfiltered coverage of Congress and other important events POLITICO -- Non-partisan political coverage AP -- Associated Press, the global wire service many news outlets rely on REUTERS -- Another outstanding global wire service TIME -- The remaining weekly news magazine offers excellent analysis of news While some people that may be the subject of unfavorable coverage label any source of the coverage biased or fake, these news organizations reliably provide unbiased news coverage. If you have additional suggestions for objective news sources, please contact me for consideration.

GLOBAL NEWS

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NEWSELA!

Fluvanna Middle School students have access to Newsela, an outstanding online resource that provides news articles from many major publications that can be adjusted to and read at many different reading levels. If you are not at Fluvanna, check with your school librarian to see if your school furnishes access to Newsela, or if not, you can subscribe. CLICK HERE TO ACCESS NEWSELA