Economy
The international economy, shaped by governments, businesses and other actors, touches the lives of everyone in the world. Pulitzer Center grantee stories tagged with “Economy” feature reporting that covers business, workers and the impact of global capitalism on people’s lives. Use the Pulitzer Center Lesson Builder to find and create lesson plans on the economy.
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For thousands of refugees, the shores of Lesbos are their first passage into Europe. Can locals cope...
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Lesson Plans
The Journey North: Exploring reasons behind migration to the U.S. from Mexico, Honduras, and Guatemala
In this lesson we will look at three reporting projects: violence in Honduras; violence in Guatemala; and the abduction of students in Iguala, Guerrero, Mexico.
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Lesson Plans
The Geography of Poverty
Objective: Use viewing skills and strategies to interpret visual media.
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This global affairs lesson plan asks students to watch a short video and read a newspaper article to learn about the Rana Plaza factory collapse, and then compare it to historical industrial trends.
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Lesson Plans
Weighing the Pros and Cons of Working Abroad
Students will read articles and watch videos as preparation to an empathy-building exercise that will help them understand why people choose to leave their families to seek out employment overseas.
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Objective: Examine current events in Cuba, now that the US and Cuba have restored diplomatic ties. Essential Question: Is Cuba in the midst of positive change, negative change, or stagnation?
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Objective: To introduce journalism students to the concept of convergence. Essential Question: Why does convergence journalism make a story more powerful?
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Pulitzer Center Update
Matt Black is TIME's Pick for Instagram Photographer of California
Photographer again wins praise from Time for his 'powerful, black-and-white images' showing reality...
September 13, 2015
