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When something happens or develops...

...early news releases may appear on the TV or radio, in newspapers, over newswires, and on the Web.

INITIAL INFORMATION: FOR EVENTS

INITIAL INFORMATION: FOR SOCIAL OR CULTURAL DEVELOPMENTS

Sample topics...

Sample topic 1: The election of Nelson Mandela as president of South Africa on May 9, 1994.

Newswire release: Susman, Tina. "Mandela Elected President of South Africa." The Associated Press. 9 May 1994. Online. Lexis Nexis Academic Universe. 17 Mar. 2000. 

 

Sample topic 2: Zen Buddhist meditation in contemporary American culture.

Web page: Although this was put up before the event, the following is the San Francisco Zen Center's Web page providing information about a lecture series, showing when a former American buddhist monk, Robert Thurman, was scheduled to speak, on January 15 and 16, 2000 -- Buddhism at Millenium's Edge 2000: San Francisco Zen Center Presents a Celebratory Lecture and Workshop Series for the New Millennium. 2000. http://www.sfzc.com/m2k/ (17 Mar. 2000).



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