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Find out more about JCS at www.jcsonlineresources.org

Keesing’s World News Archive. Find out more about JCS at www.jcsonlineresources.org. A comprehensive and concise record of the world’s most important political, social and economic events since 1931 Over 100,000 specially written reports

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  1. Keesing’s World News Archive Find out more about JCS at www.jcsonlineresources.org

  2. A comprehensive and concise record of the world’s most important political, social and economic events since 1931 • Over 100,000 specially written reports • Primary source material also included (speeches, UN resolutions etc) • Over 1,500 new articles added every year in monthly updates

  3. • Elections and changes of government • Wars and conflicts • Terrorism and issues of internal security • National legislation and budgets • Actions by the UN and other international organisations • World Bank and IMF lending activities • Diplomacy • Scientific discoveries and space exploration • Natural disasters and environmental issues • Economic developments • Treaties and international agreements

  4. Suitable for Key Stages 3 and 4, A/AS level + IB • Supports teaching of: • History • Economics • Politics • Citizenship • English • ICT • Media Studies

  5. Detailed information in a digestible format... The Keesing’s team assess thousands of news reports from around the world and in a range of languages, and distil them into clear, concise, and object summaries.

  6. Emotive, biased language...

  7. Compared with a similar but unbiased report from Keesing’s...

  8. Suggested search queries: • Moon Landing (1960s) • Apartheid / Nelson Mandela • Japanese Tsunami (2010) • Pentagon / Jan 2001-Dec 2001 • Explore ‘Breaking News’ (from the home page) for Al-Quaida and Osama Bin Laden

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