Questions for Discussion

1. Name the three different types of news stories found in most newspapers. Can you find examples of these three different types of news stories in a newspaper printed this week? Which stories in this week's newspapers are most important to you? Why?
   
   
2. What is an editorial? Who writes editorials? How is an editorial different from the news?
   
   
3. What is a letter to the editor? Have a look at some letters to the editor in recent copies of your local newspaper. If you were to write a letter to the editor, what would you write about? Working alone or in a group, write a letter that you might send to the editor of your local newspaper.
   
   
4. Have a look at some ads in the newspapers. Compare these with ads in magazines and tabloid magazines like the National Enquirer and The Sun. Do some of these ads seem more believable than others? Do the papers tell you if they check out the ads before they accept them? How can you tell if an ad is honest? What could you do to find out?
   
   
5. Why do we use old newspapers to find out about the past?