Monday, May 3, 2010

Online Research: Akron Beacon Journal May 3, 2010




Study the front page of today's Akron Beacon Journal. (You can click on the image, then hit control + to enlarge the image.) Any mentions of Kent State to be found? Look for the relevant link on this front page and enter it in the web address/url box of your browser. Investigate the Kent State Shooting articles from the past forty years that the Akron Beacon Journal covered. Be prepared for a lively discussion in class.

BONUS REQUEST!!!!

How good are your web surfing skills? Can you locate what the online source is of this front page image of today's Akron Beacon? Where on the web does a database of newspaper front pages exist? Write your findings in the comments section.

Happy Hunting!!

-Mr. Hoban

5 comments:

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  2. the kent state shootings are mentioned in the upper right corner of the page, here are the archives for the Akron Beacon Journal. http://www.ohio.com/archives

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  3. on the right side of the newspaper it briefly talks about the Kent state shootings and the info is taken from WWW.Ohio.com.

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  4. The Kent State Shootings are mentioned in the upper right corner. The website www.ohio.com/may4 has original pictures and stories from that day. Newseum is the website that has a database of front pages like this.

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  5. the right of the article The website www.ohio.com
    shows stories,and pictures

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