Current Event Log 

 

Topic Choice &  Headline and Link  Summary   Response,  Evaluation  

  (Did this article do a good job of 
Date  to Article  (Provide a brief summary -- 2-3  Reaction, or  sharing the news? Did this article 
 
(Choose one general topic for each 
sentences.)  Connection   present the facts in an unbiased 
way? Is there something that is not 
week from this list - world news, US  (Provide a 2-3 sentence response 
that connects this article to another  included in this article that should 
news, Colorado local news, politics,  be?) What news values are present? 
business, opinion, tech, science,  you’ve read or your thoughts about 
this article.)  Etc.  
health, sports, art, style, food, travel.. 
Also, include the date.) 

August 14  The Solar Eclipse for the  In this article, the writer  I am looking forward to the  This article does a great job 
Category: Science  Rest of Us  discusses optimal viewing  solar eclipse, so I found this  of sharing the facts of the 
  for those not in the direct  article to be very  eclipse, but it does not 
path of the eclipse. The  interesting. I am looking  share specific perspectives 
(Example provided by Mrs. 
article also discusses other  forward to reading about  from people. This 
Jones.)  astrological features that  how this event will impact  experience will be different 
people viewing the eclipse  states that are in the direct  for everyone, so sharing 
might find interesting.  path of the eclipse.  these perspectives may 
Finally, the article discusses  significantly add to the 
future lunar events that  story. 
readers might find 
interesting.  

September 21  Ginsburg Supreme Court:  Following the death of  I personally believe the seat  This article was slightly 
Category: Politics  Trump to name nominee by  Justice Ruth Bader  should be filled  biased towards the left, but 
week’s end  Ginsburg, conflict arises.  immediately, as it usually  otherwise did a great job of 
The Democrats believe the  should, so I am excited  sharing facts. 
seat should wait to be filled  about Trump’s nominee 
until inauguration, and the  announcement for the 
Republicans believe the  Supreme Court. 
seat should be filled 
immediately. Trump is 
expected to put forward 
Amy Coney Barrett, Barbara 
Lagoa, or Kate Comerford 
Todd as a nominee by the 
end of the week. 
 
September 21  Hancock says ‘no doubt UK  UK ministers plan to act  I am worried about a  This article is a live report, 
Category: COVID-19  virus is accelerating’  early on a second wave of  second wave for the UK  and does a great job of 
the virus. One major spike at  and the US, and hope it can  reporting new information 
a Scottish University was  be avoided.  immediately. 
from a “fresher party”. 

October 6  Trump back at White House  Trump was released from  I am glad that the president  This was an extremely 
Category:  after being discharged from  Walter Reed Medical  is making a speedy  unbiased article which was 
Walter Reed  Center around 6:30 last  recovery, because  nice. It just told facts and 
night after feeling much  considering his age and  not opinions. 
better. In previous days, he  weight, there was a 
had had “episodes” about  possibility of death for him 
his health. Trump still isn’t  should conditions had 
“out of the woods” yet. He is  gotten bad.. 
being give dexamethasone 
to help rid the virus.