News (Television)

News Sites:

CNN Student News CNN Student News: National and world news with background material, activities, discussion starters and teaching guides. USA. (News) http://cnnstudentnews.cnn.com/ Weekly Reader Kids News Weekly Reader Kids News: Weekly half-hour television newscast by and for kids. Includes information about the show, the anchors its television schedule, and downloadable scripts. USA. (News) http://www.weeklyreader.com/kidsnews/ Nick News Nick News: Linda Ellerbee hosts the current events news magazine program. Includes spot light information, sneak peeks, chat, and message board. (News) http://www.nick.com/all_nick/tv_supersites/display_show.jhtml?show_id=new PBS NewsHour Extra PBS NewsHour Extra: Interactive reports and news stories from host Jim Lehrer written for students and based on the nightly news broadcast. Includes video plus links to transcripts and additional resources. (News) http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/ ABC News4Kids ABC News4Kids: Weekly interactive stories about current events. Includes schedule of daily radio show. USA. (News) http://abcnews.go.com/abcnews4kids/kids/ MNN Youth Channel MNN Youth Channel: Student created news videos available to watch online. Provides young people with the opportunity to use media to inform, educate, and entertain. (News) http://www.youthchannel.org/ CBBC Newsround CBBC Newsround: Latest national, world, sports, entertainment and music news plus games, chat, polls and quizzes. UK. (News) http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/ ChannelOne.com ChannelOne.com: News and features about national and world events, sports, music, life and school. Includes daily video, special reports and student exchange. USA. (News) http://www.channelone.com/ CBC News.Real CBC News.Real: Weekly news show from a kid's perspective. Includes a "real.time" historical fact for that day in history and information on host Kristina Barnes. Canada. (News) http://www.cbc.ca/newsreal/