Educational resource for members of the Burnet News Club - a club for young journalists run by The Economist Educational Foundation.
www.burnetnewsclub.com
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Burnet News Club - Consider problems in the news
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HOW PROBLEMS IN THE NEWS COULD BE SOLVED
Forming opinions and ideas:
Consider how
problems in the
news could
be solved
2. The Burnet News Club
HOW PROBLEMS IN THE NEWS COULD BE SOLVED
In the Burnet News Club,
we want you to discuss your
ideas and opinions about
issues in the news.
How will you decide what your
ideas and opinions are?
3. The Burnet News Club
HOW PROBLEMS IN THE NEWS COULD BE SOLVED
Then consider how
YOU think the problem
could be solved.
One way to come
up with your own
ideas about
something in the
news is to ask
yourself…
Is this story to do
with a particular
problem in society
or the world?
4. The Burnet News Club
HOW PROBLEMS IN THE NEWS COULD BE SOLVED
What has happened?
• What is the current situation?
• What has happened so far?
• What led to the current situation,
or what helped to cause it?
5. The Burnet News Club
HOW PROBLEMS IN THE NEWS COULD BE SOLVED
Why is it important
to solve this problem?
• Would it make people happier?
• Would it save money?
• Would it make people safer?
• Many other possible good reasons…
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HOW PROBLEMS IN THE NEWS COULD BE SOLVED
Who’s involved?
• Who is affected by the problem?
• Who could help solve it?
• Think about politicians, business
people, parents, children, teachers,
police officers, etc.
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HOW PROBLEMS IN THE NEWS COULD BE SOLVED
Difficulties
What makes it difficult to solve this problem?
• People disagree on the best solution
• It is too expensive to fix it
• Fixing this problem would cause other problems
• You could only fix this problem by doing
something unfair
• Many other possible reasons
8. The Burnet News Club
HOW PROBLEMS IN THE NEWS COULD BE SOLVED
Remember
Know the facts!
Before deciding what you think about something,
first make sure you know the basic facts about it.
Find out as much as you can
and check your facts are definitely correct.