Posted Thursday, March 5, 2009
Featured on Episode 22 of the 2008-2009 season
Newspapers across the country are in trouble as more and more people get their news from the Internet and TV, and advertising dollars are stretched. A major paper in Denver, Colorado, the Rocky Mountain News, folded last Friday after 150 years and 311 days. Kyle Clark talked to some of the newspaper’s employees as they prepared the final edition and packed their belongings. The Rocky Mountain News Website includes a 20-minute video about the paper and events leading to its closing, plus the history of the paper and more.
Rocky Mountain News Farewell Website
CNN Report on Newspaper Financial Crisis
Students will be informed about just how much useful information is found in the newspaper and how they can constantly learn new skills as they read.
Grades: 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade
Subjects: Social Studies
Standards Addressed: Students will read a wide range of print and non-print texts to build an understanding of texts, themselves and cultures of the United States and the world.
Students will read a variety of narrative and information texts independently.
Students will identify structural features of popular media.
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