Current Events for the Week of January 11-17

Please post your primary response to a current event in the comments section below.  Your primary response should be at least 200 words.  After completing the primary response, please respond to two of your peers' primary postings.

News outlets to consider:

• Any major TV news outlet (Yes, I will accept The Daily Show and The Colbert Report)
• Any major international, national, regional, or local newspaper
• Any major internet news service
• Any major radio news outlet
• Any of these podcasts (you're not limited to these, but it's definitely a start if you're not familiar with podcasts)
• Any of these YouTube channels (again, not an exhaustive list, just a place to get started)

Remember, your first post is worth 15 points while each comment to your peers' writings is worth 5 points apiece.

Current Events for the Week of December 7-13

Please post your primary response to a current event in the comments section below.  Your primary response should be at least 200 words.  After completing the primary response, please respond to two of your peers' primary postings.

News outlets to consider:

• Any major TV news outlet (Yes, I will accept The Daily Show and The Colbert Report)
• Any major international, national, regional, or local newspaper
• Any major internet news service
• Any major radio news outlet
• Any of these podcasts (you're not limited to these, but it's definitely a start if you're not familiar with podcasts)
• Any of these YouTube channels (again, not an exhaustive list, just a place to get started)

Remember, your first post is worth 15 points while each comment to your peers' writings is worth 5 points apiece.

Current Events for the Week of November 9-15

Please post your primary response to a current event in the comments section below.  Your primary response should be at least 200 words.  After completing the primary response, please respond to two of your peers' primary postings.

News outlets to consider:

• Any major TV news outlet (Yes, I will accept The Daily Show and The Colbert Report)
• Any major international, national, regional, or local newspaper
• Any major internet news service
• Any major radio news outlet
• Any of these podcasts (you're not limited to these, but it's definitely a start if you're not familiar with podcasts)
• Any of these YouTube channels (again, not an exhaustive list, just a place to get started)

Remember, your first post is worth 15 points while each comment to your peers' writings is worth 5 points apiece.

Current Events for the Week of October 26-November 1

Please post your primary response to a current event in the comments section below.  Your primary response should be at least 200 words.  After completing the primary response, please respond to two of your peers' primary postings.

News outlets to consider:

• Any major TV news outlet (Yes, I will accept The Daily Show and The Colbert Report)
• Any major international, national, regional, or local newspaper
• Any major internet news service
• Any major radio news outlet
• Any of these podcasts (you're not limited to these, but it's definitely a start if you're not familiar with podcasts)
• Any of these YouTube channels (again, not an exhaustive list, just a place to get started)

Remember, your first post is worth 15 points while each comment to your peers' writings is worth 5 points apiece.

Current Events for the Week of October 13th-19th

Please post your primary response to a current event in the comments section below.  Your primary response should be at least 300 words.  After completing the primary response, please respond to two of your peers' primary postings.

News outlets to consider:

• Any major TV news outlet (Yes, I will accept The Daily Show and The Colbert Report)
• Any major international, national, regional, or local newspaper
• Any major internet news service
• Any major radio news outlet
• Any of these podcasts (you're not limited to these, but it's definitely a start if you're not familiar with podcasts)
• Any of these YouTube channels (again, not an exhaustive list, just a place to get started)

This will be the final Current Events post for the quarter.  If you are late, I cannot count your response past October 20th (the day grades are due).

Current Events for the Week of October 6th-12th

Please post your primary response to a current event in the comments section below.  Your primary response should be at least 200 words.  After completing the primary response, please respond to two of your peers' primary postings.

News outlets to consider:

• Any major TV news outlet (Yes, I will accept The Daily Show and The Colbert Report)
• Any major international, national, regional, or local newspaper
• Any major internet news service
• Any major radio news outlet
• Any of these podcasts (you're not limited to these, but it's definitely a start if you're not familiar with podcasts)
• Any of these YouTube channels (again, not an exhaustive list, just a place to get started)

Current Events for the Week of September 29th-October 5th

Please post your primary response to a current event in the comments section below.  Your primary response should be at least 200 words.  After completing the primary response, please respond to two of your peers' primary postings.

News outlets to consider:

• Any major TV news outlet (Yes, I will accept The Daily Show and The Colbert Report)
• Any major international, national, regional, or local newspaper
• Any major internet news service
• Any major radio news outlet
• Any of these podcasts (you're not limited to these, but it's definitely a start if you're not familiar with podcasts)
• Any of these YouTube channels (again, not an exhaustive list, just a place to get started)