Curated OER
News Broadcasts
Pupils create a news broadcast after studying example broadcasts about disaster relief organizations. In this broadcast news lesson, students research disaster relief organizations and then write a news broadcast related to a disaster....
CNN
Cnn: Anatomy of a Story
A fun interactive site for finding out what happens in all departments of a broadcast newsroom.
Other
Newswriting for Radio: Broadcast Sentence Structure
A fabulous Newscript.com site for broadcast news writing. You can learn how to craft the perfect sentence for radio listeners.
Other
Newswriting for Radio: Three Styles of Radio Newswriting
A great Newscript site offering links to different styles of broadcast newswriting.
Other
Abyz News Links
This site provides listings of links to online news sources from all over the world. Just type the country you're looking for in the search box or use the front page links. The news sources for each country are labeled either broadcast...
Other
Nbc
The official home of NBC includes information on local news, national news, shows, show castings, videos, mobile, and games.
CNN
Cnn
This is news site features daily world and US news, weather, business, sports, technology, space, health, entertainment, politics, law, travel, food, arts and style, books, and an in-depth section. Includes video.
CNN
Cnn: You Be the Producer
This is a great learning tool for producing and writing for television news. You have the opportuntity to judge stories and see if they would make it to the newscast.
CBS
Cbs News
CBS News provides the latest national and international headline news, as well as covering the latest in technology, entertainment, and more.
Other
Newswriting: Resource for Journalists: 100 Worst Groaners
A fun site filled with "groaners," or cliches, that you hear over and over again on the evening news.
Other
News Lab: Elements of Great Storytelling
This is a great site for broadcast journalists; it focuses on the elements that make a story great. You can find tips on writing from some of the top people in the industry.
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Character, Conflict, Resolution, Setting
This interactive activity allows young scholars to study and analyze the text concepts of character, conflict, resolution, and setting in a "Broadcast news," format.
NPR: National Public Radio
Npr: National Public Radio
National Public Radio's official site offers hourly news audio as well as streaming audio and transcripts of some shows.
NBC
Nbc: Breaking News and Top Stories
A 24/7 news feed of the most current, real time news by editors monitoring social media.
Other
Independent Television News: Itn
ITN is your United Kingdom news source. This site features links to ITV news stations, British news, world news, money, sports, weather, and entertaiment.
PBS
Pbs News Hour: Vanishing Verbs
Ever noticed how tv news reporting sounds so different from conversation and from academic writing? Explore this topic with your learners using the resources and plans at this site. Handouts, discussion questions and vocabulary practice...