Week#12 - Media & Politics

Making Sense of Internal and International Media & Politics

Videos

Korean Parliment Tear Gas
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DWFlXfCLsQ


NK- Sea of Fire
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia-pacific/north-korea-threatens-to-turn-south-koreas-presidential-office-into-sea-of-fire/2011/11/23/gIQAEr1MqN_story.html
http://www.thenational.ae/news/worldwide/asia-pacific/a-year-after-north-koreas-shelling-seoul-looks-to-strengthen-ties
NK News
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yf0zQ6DTBXY


U.S. Pepper Spray
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYYpFcwkJz0

Egypt Protests
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-1FzMvw_mc

Occupy interrupts Obama
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-yrN4YgWZs
Occupy from aljazeera

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xM7unTfTfuo

CBS about Chinese pollution
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GsjANjFlK0M

Chinese views on america
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vt4kCHuAcbU

Burka in France
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sb5o2AHIxzI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TdysRRRw7eA
CCTV Kpop
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQdZFphIuyw

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Discussion Questions


What should people know about politics/discussion politics in (Korea, What should people know about politics/discussion of politics in (Korea, China, U.S., & other countries)?

Give examples of political, sociological, and ethical values that are important in different countries?

In what ways do the

• a) politics
• b) news stories
• c) popular media 

of a country affect your opinion of its people? Give examples.

Can you think of times when your assumptions based on politics and news stories about a country, turned out to be inaccurate.

Assignment: Look through the world section of recent news. Find a story about a place we haven’t discussed yet and learn about it. Not just the specifics of a particular event, but some of the background information that would help us understand it. Be prepared to share you learning in class next week.