BIG NEWS AND CURRENT EVENTS IN THE NEWS
Create a timeline and description of the following events that took place 2017-2022 so that you understand the contexts around them.
Find front covers from the main papers to compare (broadsheet, mid and tabloids) Mediation, Construction, Bias, Selection, Omission Stereotypes and Representation. Don't forget to add news values.
- Title
- Context (background, how it came about, triggers, culture etc)
- Date and time of story/stories breaking
- What happened? Crucial dates, who was involved
- Analysis of front page stories and how they represented the issues you are investigating
- Test your audience
- Summary of your news story and how it was reported by the papers
Covid and Lockdown the good and the bad Dominic Cummings and Nick Hancock. Boris Johnson. The vaccine. Tik tok and heartwarming community stories. Captain Tom!
| Austin |
BREXIT When did David Cameron announce referendum? Why did he do this? Who were the leavers/remainers? Analyse front pages of Brexit result https://www.theguardian.com/media/gallery/2016/jun/25/brexit-front-pages-in-pictures.
| Freddie C Ethan |
UK POLITICS - who are they and how are the top politicians being represented in the news? Why did Cameron resign and who was running for the leadership when he did? When was May chosen as leader of the Conservative party? When was Boris? General Election result and the rise and fall of Jeremy Corbyn’s popularity.
| Jake |
ROYALS Deaths, Engagements, Queen’s 90th, jubilee, babies, Megxit | Olivia |
TERRORISM and HATRED Westminster Bridge, London Bridge, Borough, Finsbury Park mosque, Manchester , Jo Cox and David Amess | Jasmine |
Syria and Afghanistan Brief summary, huge humanitarian issues, refugees
| Ollie |
Grenfell tower – what issues did this event highlight? | Macy |
Windrush scandal
| Louisa |
NHS – doctor’s strikes, worry over privatisation, waiting times, nurses strikes now | Faith |
Charlie Gard and Archie Battersbee | Grace |
Yorkshire cricket club racism and recent football racism
| Olly and Finlay |
Immigration and Priti Patel - refugees and asylum seekers reported in the media
| Paris |
Representation of youth and Youth Crime – Acid attacks and spate of stabbings
| Myles |
Biden election – Lead up and Reaction and recent mid terms | Olive |
BLM - when it started and leading up to George Floyd
| Jess C |
#METOO CAMPAIGN | Jess/Anika |
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