VCE+Issues+Pathfinder

The following resources are available in the library. Ask for assistance if you are having difficulty using or locating any of these resources. Online databases can be accessed from the ** Portal --- Library Subscriptions. **

A great resource to begin your research into contempory media issues is the Echo newspaper index which provides an overview of issues that are current over a particular period of time. This will enable you to select an issue that is likely to have a wealth of material published or broadcast across a wide range of media.

Once you have your issue to investigate, the following should provide you with a range of perspectives on your given topic.

**Print Media - Newspapers and journals **

To look for articles from ** The Age ** newspaper:
 * Echo newspaper index – index only, indicates the type of article, online
 * Education Age archive – articles from the last three months of The Age, no graphics, online
 * [|www.theage.com.au] – internet website
 * Current social issues – hard copy of selected articles, arranged by topic
 * Current environment issues – hard copy of selected articles, arranged by topic
 * The Week – weekly print digest of articles from Australia and around the world
 * The Age newspaper – delivered daily, or you can subscribe yourself for $12.50

To look for articles from the ** Herald Sun **


 * Echo newspaper index
 * [|www.heraldsun.com.au]
 * Current social issues
 * Current environmental issues
 * The Week
 * Herald Sun

To look for articles from ** The Australian **


 * Echo newspaper index
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 * <span style="font-family: calibri; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo4; msolist: l1 level1 lfo4; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; tabstops: list 36.0pt;">Current social issues
 * <span style="font-family: calibri; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo4; msolist: l1 level1 lfo4; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; tabstops: list 36.0pt;">Current environmental issues
 * <span style="font-family: calibri; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo4; msolist: l1 level1 lfo4; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; tabstops: list 36.0pt;">The Week

Articles from other ** major Australian newspapers are available through: **
 * <span style="font-family: calibri; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo1; msolist: l4 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; tabstops: list 36.0pt;">[|Google news]
 * <span style="font-family: calibri; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo1; msolist: l4 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; tabstops: list 36.0pt;">Current social issues
 * <span style="font-family: calibri; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo1; msolist: l4 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; tabstops: list 36.0pt;">Current enviornmental issues
 * <span style="font-family: calibri; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo1; msolist: l4 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; tabstops: list 36.0pt;">The Week

The major newspapers in Australia are:


 * <span style="font-family: calibri; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo5; msolist: l3 level1 lfo5; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; tabstops: list 36.0pt;">[|The Adelaide Advertiser]- Adelaide, daily
 * <span style="font-family: calibri; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo5; msolist: l3 level1 lfo5; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; tabstops: list 36.0pt;">[|Sydney Morning Herald] – Sydney, daily
 * <span style="font-family: calibri; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo5; msolist: l3 level1 lfo5; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; tabstops: list 36.0pt;">[|Courier Mail] – Brisbane, daily
 * <span style="font-family: calibri; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo5; msolist: l3 level1 lfo5; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; tabstops: list 36.0pt;">[|Financial Review] – national, daily
 * <span style="font-family: calibri; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo5; msolist: l3 level1 lfo5; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; tabstops: list 36.0pt;">[|The Daily Telegraph] – Sydney, daily

**<span style="color: #993366; font-family: calibri; font-size: 16pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal; msobidifontweight: normal;">Television and Radio Media **


 * <span style="font-family: calibri; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal; msobidifontweight: normal;">Radio News and Analysis **

[|ABC News Radio]
You can listen to live feed, podcasts and view online transcripts.

**<span style="font-family: calibri; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal; msobidifontweight: normal;">News and Analysis Programs on Free to Air Television **

[|ABC News website] -

[|SBS News website] -

Search the Archive by date or search term in the box. Watch previous episodes and read the transcripts. || Insight // A 60 min discussion/debate on a single // // topic. //// Involves politicians, experts and // // ordinary people. // Archive //. // || 60 minutes // Covers current issues // // through //// video journalism. // || Australian Network News //Searches news stories dating// //back to// //October 1, 2008.// || // Investigative Journalism. // Search the Archive by date or search term in the box. Watch previous episodes and read the transcripts. A **great source** **for** **further information** about the topic (click Background Information) and related news and media. || Dateline World and some Australian issues covered through video journalism. Watch previous episodes from the archives ||  ||   || // Discussion panel of key individuals. Each episode // // covers the //// current topics of the moment. // Watch previous episodes. ||  ||   ||   || //Brief coverage of weekly issues. Scroll down// //to Drum Opinion for discussion and analysis of// //issues of the day.// ||  ||   ||   || //Big Ideas is a screen space for intellectual,// //political, cultural and economic debate in// //Australia. Big Ideas broadcasts an eclectic// //and provocative selection of the most interesting,// //challenging and diverse talks events - everywhere// //from major writers festivals to tiny inner-city// //bookshops, to universities and institutes across// //Australia.// ||  ||   ||   ||
 * ** ABC ** || ** SBS ** || ** Channel 9 ** ||  ||
 * 7.30 Report
 * Four Corners
 * Q and A
 * Insiders //Brief coverage of current issues.// ||  ||   ||   ||
 * The Drum
 * //ABC The Big Ideas//

Locate Clickview Player on the desktop of your computer. Under Free to Air Resources you will find a file with TV shows from the above programs. You can search by topic or under the particular program. It is possible to view these programs at school (using headphones!) or to copy to the Clickview Schoolbag using your USB and take home to watch. You will need to download the player from the Clickview site ([|www.clickview.com.au]) to watch the programs at home. There are instructions on the web page.

**<span style="font-family: calibri; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal; msobidifontweight: normal;">Podcasts ** Locate Clickview Player on the desktop of your computer. Under Free to Air Resources you will find a file with Podcasts from ABC radio and SBS. You can listen to these at school using Clickview or go directly to the websites and locate the podcasts which interest you.

ABC Podcasts SBS Podcasts