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Worldviews Expressed

Identify the worldview reflected in selected newspaper editorials and opinion pieces.


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Title: ABYZ News Links
Host: ABYZ Web Links Inc.
Description: This website is a portal to online news sources from around the world. It is primarily composed of newspapers but also includes many broadcast stations, Internet services, magazines and press agencies.
Navigation Tips: Scroll down to access a list of countries either by world region or by alphabetical order. Click on the name of a specific country to access an alphabetical list of newspapers. Then click on the name of the newspaper to access the website for that newspaper.
URL: http://www.abyznewslinks.com/

 

Title: Legacies: UK History Local to You. Legacies Archive
Host: BBC
Description: This website contains stories from all around the country on a variety of topics.
Navigation Tips: Scroll down and click on the captions underneath the images to access related stories. Or, click on a heading beside each search box to view a map of England and then click on a region on the map to access related articles. Alternatively, click on the down arrow in the search box, select a location and click on Go.
URL: http://www.bbc.co.uk/legacies/archive_index.shtml

 

Title: Library and Archives Canada
Host: Library and Archives Canada
Description: This website is a portal to the Library and Archives Canada collection and online resources.
Navigation Tips: Click on an icon to access information. Click on topics in the right-hand-side menu to access links to related websites.
URL: http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/index-e.html

 

Title: National Post
Host: canada.com Network
Description: This website contains recent National Post editorials and letters to the editor as well as links to news stories. 
Navigation Tips: Scroll down to view the introductory statements. Click on titles of articles to access complete text.
URL: http://news.nationalpost.com/category/full-comment

 

Title: Opinion
Host: The New York Times Company
Description: This website contains editorials and news stories from the New York Times newspaper.
Navigation Tips: Scroll down to view the selections. Click on highlighted headlines under Editorials, Op-Ed Contributors or Letters to view text. Click on the menu at the top of the screen or on highlighted text on the right-hand side to access additional news stories and columns.
URL: http://www.nytimes.com/pages/opinion/index.html

 

Title: allAfrica.com
Host: AllAfrica Global Media
Description: This website contains editorials and news articles from 125 African news organizations as well as information from other sources.
Navigation Tips: Scroll down to view editorials listed by country under Editorial Comment From Around the Continent and click on the highlighted titles to access the articles. Click on Site Guide near the middle or at the bottom of the screen to access instructions for viewing news stories and other information. Alternatively, use the pull-down menu near the top of the screen to display regions of Africa and selected topics and then click on GO! to locate additional stories.
URL: http://allafrica.com/editorials/
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